Sitapaila Explained

Official Name:Sitapaila
Native Name:सीतापाइला
Settlement Type:Village of Nagarjun Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Province No. 3
Subdivision Name2:Kathmandu
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:5156
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.72°N 85.28°W

Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.[1] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,156 and had 1,008 households in it.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Web . House Nepal . Sitapaila . Sitapaila.
  2. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 2008-08-28.