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Jarayotar, Bhojpur

Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°14′E / 27.167°N 87.233°E / 27.167; 87.233
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Jarayotar
जरायोटार
Village Development Committee (VDC)
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Country   Nepal
ZoneKosi Zone
DistrictBhojpur District
Area
 • Total38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,031
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Jarayotar is a Village Development Committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4031 persons residing in 721 individual households. According to ancestors, this place had a large forest with many animals among which antelope (Jarayo in Nepali) were abundant and the land was dug by them to form a plain land. So, the name of the village was kept Jarayotar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
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27°10′N 87°14′E / 27.167°N 87.233°E / 27.167; 87.233