| Rautahat District | |
| Native Name: | रौतहट जिल्ला |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Mapsize1: | 300 |
| Map Caption1: | Rautahat District with local level body |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mithila |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madhesh |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | During Rana regime |
| Seat Type: | Headquarter |
| Seat: | Gaur |
| Parts Type: | Local bodies |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | Municipality
|
| Government Type: | District Coordination |
| Governing Body: | Rautahat DCC |
| Leader Title: | Chief |
| Leader Name: | Ramayodhya Ray Yadav |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Chief |
| Leader Name1: | Mahesh Baitha |
| Area Total Km2: | 1126 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 686,723 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1 Location: | Kathmandu |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
Rautahat District (Nepali: [[:ne:रौतहट जिल्ला|रौतहट जिल्ला]]), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district headquarter is Gaur, including municipalities like Garuda, Chandrapur, Paroha, covers an area of 1,126 km2 and had a population of 545,132 in 2001 and 686,722 in 2011. This district has a total of 2 VDCs and 16 municipalities. Among other districts, Rautahat has the largest percent of Muslims in Nepal, about 19.7% (135,283 persons in 2011).[1] The most Muslim densely village Bairiya बैरिया (in Rautahat district) but Majority of people in the District follow Hinduism (सनातन धर्म). Sri Ram Sugar Mill is the only sugar mill located in Garuda municipality. The well known shiva temple located in Shivnagar, which is looked after by Sah and Jha family. The historical temple of Goddess Durga is in Matsari.Every year, the temple welcomes millions of devotees from different parts of Nepal and India as well on the occasion of Navaratri. Late Shri Gulab Narayan Jha, the first person to represent Madhesis in politics, was permanent resident of this village. There is a place called Najarpur in Chandrapur where whole village is vegetarian. They are not even allowed to buy or sell any alcoholic beverages and buying and selling of tobacco products is also prohibited.
There is a place called Katahariya which lies in Katahariya Municipality itself. It is famous for katiya meat. Katiya is an earthen pot in which mainly goat meat is cooked with the help of charcoal.
Rahul Yadav is one of the famous individuals in Rautahat district. He became well-known due to his popularity and philanthropic deeds, including donating land and providing assistance to banks, schools, and organizations. He was born in Baluwa Madanpur of Gadhimai Municipality, Rautahat.
Nunthar is a famous place for picnic and there is a temple of lord shiva which is located in Paurai Bagmati, Rautahat.
Rautahat district of Nepal is rich in natural resources. There are varieties of trees and varieties of medicinal herbs in the forest of Rautahat. There are dense forest with varieties of Wild Animals in the forest of Rautahat. The Animals include Cheetah, Tiger, Elephant, varieties of Snakes, etc. There are also varieties of birds in the forest of Rautahat. The bird includes Dove, hornbill, parrots, pigeons, cuckoo,sparrow,crow and many more.
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 94.4% | |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 5.6% |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rautahat District had a population of 686,722.
As their first language, 60.3% spoke Bajjika, 19.3% Urdu, 6.1% Nepali, 4.3% Bhojpuri, 3.3% Tharu, 3.0% Maithili, 1.7% Tamang, 0.4% Magar, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.1% other languages.[3]
Ethnicity/caste: 19.7% were Musalman, 12.2% Yadav, 5.7% Kurmi, 5.6% Teli, 4.5% Kanu, 4.5% Tharu, 3.8% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 3.3% Kalwar, 2.9% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 2.9% Mallaha, 2.6% Hill Brahmin, 2.4% Koiri/Kushwaha, 2.4% Tatma/Tatwa, 2.0% Dhobi, 2.0% Kathabaniyan, 2.0% Lohar, 1.8% Kumhar, 1.8% Tamang, 1.6% Nuniya, 1.5% Bin, 1.4% Terai Brahmin, 1.4% Hajam/Thakur, 1.3% Chhetri, 1.1% Musahar, 1.1% Sonar, 0.7% Magar, 0.6% Rajput, 0.5% Baraee, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Danuwar, 0.4% Kahar, 0.4% Kayastha, 0.4% Majhi, 0.4% Newar, 0.4% Sudhi, 0.3% Dhanuk, 0.3% Kami, 0.3% Mali, 0.3% Rai, 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Dhunia, 0.2% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.1% Badhaee, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Dom, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Halkhor, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Thakuri, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.1% others.[4]
Religion: 77.8% were Hindu, 19.7% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.2% Prakriti, 0.1% Kirati and 0.3% others.[5]
Literacy: 41.6% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 54.4% could neither read nor write.[6]
The district consists of eighteen municipalities, out of which sixteen are urban municipalities and two are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Private Schools:Prabhat Secondary English Boarding School Gaur,Terai Zone Academy Santapur,RautahatBal Niketan Higher Secondary School, Chandrapur, RautahatMoonlight Academy, Chandranigahpur, RautahatPathibhara Secondary School, Chandranigahpur, RautahatMount Everest English School, Chandrapur, RautahatNamuna English Boarding School, Cha.pur Bazaar, Nepal police school, basbiti jigadiya rautahat,Himalayan Public School Sukdev Chowk
The origin of this campus goes back to its former "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" and further "Shree Juddha Secondary School", the third-oldest school in Nepal inaugurated by Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana during Rana dynasty. The school got its name from his name. The institution has about 1500 students.Shree Juddha Campus offers bachelor courses like Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, etc. while its former entities "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" offers 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board and "Shree Juddha Secondary School" offers up to 10th class of School Leaving Certificate (Nepal).
It runs a separate school for blind students.
It offers bachelor courses like B.Ed. and 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board.