Sisautiya | |
Other Name: | Madhopur |
Native Name: | Sisautiya |
Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhesh Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarlahi District |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 13729 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 26.8833°N 85.4667°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 45800 |
Area Code: | 046 |
Sisautiya सिसौटिया (or sometimes Sisotiya) is a small and most populated village in the southernmost part of Nepal commonly known as Madhesh or Terai. Sisautiya is 9 km north of the Indian border, 18 km south from Brahathawa municipality 9 km west from district headquarters Malangawa. It is located at 26°52'0N 85°34'0E with an altitude of 79 metres(262 feet) There is a customs checkpoint at the border crossing. It is part of the Sarlahi district and Province No. 2. It forms the main part of the Sisautiya village development committee. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 13,729 people living in 2259 individual households.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 13,729 people residing in 2,259 individual households.[2] People here lives are Madhesi (Mandal, Jha, Yadav, Patel, Raut,Thakur, Shah, Chaudhary, Ram, Baitha, and Mahato) and few Phadi.
It is situated in the Terai Region of Sarlahi district and Zone Janakpur. It is situated 35 km south from Mahendra Highway Nayaroad.There are 4 parliamentary constituenciesparliamentary constituencies and 8 sub- in Sarlahi. Sisautiya is in area 4(A).
There are various institutions in order to provide quality education.
The major daily newspapers are:
Sisautiya shook during an earthquake on 12 May 2015. However, the VDC did suffer few damage.