Mahottari District

Mahottari महोत्तरी
—  District  —
Location of Mahottari
Country	Nepal
Region	Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone	Janakpur
Area
• Total	1,002 km2 (387 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	553,481
• Density	552.38/km2 (1,430.6/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)

Mahottari District(Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला Listen , a part of Janakpur Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Jaleswor as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 km² and has a population (2001) of 553,481.

Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwor, a neighbouring town of historical city, Janakpur. The name Jaleshwor means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwor lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

Map of the VDCs in Mahottari District

• Anakar
• Anaitha
• Aurahi
• Bagada
• Bagiya Banchauri
• Bairgiya Laxminiya
• Balawa
• Banauli Donauli
• Banouta
• Bardibas
• Basabitti
• Bathnaha
• Belgachhi
• Bharatpur
• Bhatauliya
• Bijayalpura
• Bramarpura
• Damhi Marai
• Dhamaura
• Dharmapur
• Dhirapur
• Ekadarabela
• Ekarahiya
• Etaharwakatti
• Fulahatta Parikauli
• Fulakaha
• Gaidha Bhetpur
• Gaurivas
• Gaushala
• Gonarpura
• Halkhori
• Hariharpur Harinagari
• Hathilet
• Hatisarwa
• Jaleshwor
• Khairbanni
• Khaya Mara
• Khopi
• Khuttapipradhi
• Kisan Nagar
• Kolhusa Bagaiya
• Laxminiya
• Loharpatti
• Mahadaiyatapanpur
• Mahottari
• Maisthan
• Majhora Bishnupur
• Manara
• Matihani
• Meghanath Gorhanna
• Nainhi
• Nigauli
• Padaul
• Parsa Pateli
• Parsadewadh
• Pashupatinagar
• Pigouna
• Pipra
• Pokharibhinda Samgrampur
• Raghunathpur
• Ramgopalpur
• Ramnagar
• Ratauli
• Sahasaula
• Sahorawa
• Samdha
• Sarpallo
• Shamsi
• Shreepur
• Simardahi
• Singyahi
• Sisawakataiya
• Sonama
• Sonamar
• Sonaum
• Suga Bhawani
• Sundarpur
• Vangaha

See also

• Zones of Nepal

References

• Districts of Nepal at statoids.com