Didhawa

Dighawa was a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is now a part of Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 10.

Dighawa
दिघवा
Rajbiraj Municipality
Dighawa
Coordinates: 26.57°N 86.77°E / 26.57; 86.77
CountryNepal
[Province of Nepal]Province 02 Madhesh
DistrictSaptari District
Government
  TypeRajbiraj Municipality
  MayorShambhu Prasad Yadav
  Ward PresidentSushil Kumar Das
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total4,249
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)


At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,249.

Demographics: People from different castes from Maithali communities (Madheshi) reside here. Castes like Yadav, Khatwe (Mandal), Chamar, Musahar, Bania (das), Teli, Muslims are found in significant numbers. Maithali is spoken by all.

References

  1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


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