Morahang Explained

Morahang
Native Name:मोराहाङ
Settlement Type:Village development committee
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Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Kosi Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Terhathum District
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:4064
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.22°N 87.5°W
Postal Code:57107
Area Code:026

Morahang is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3679 people living in 699 individual households.[1]

The majority of the people from this village come from Limbu background. In comparison, people from this area are well educated and have higher earning power. Alaichi (black cardamom) is one of the major cash crops. Apart from that majority of people are involved in some sort of foreign employment, anywhere from unskilled to highly skilled jobs. Employment as British Army is probably the most popular and high earning job on an average. Khapung (Limbu) are major residents of this area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 19 November 2008 .