Mahottari District ( Nepali : महोत्तरी जिल्ला , Listen ), a part of Madhesh Province , is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal . The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarter, covers an area of 1,002 km (387 sq mi) and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census. Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur . The name Jaleshwar means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population.
9-407: Mahottari may refer to: Mahottari District , Nepal Mahottari Rural Municipality , Mahottari District, Nepal [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
18-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have
27-1557: A population of 627,580. As their first language , 81.0% spoke Maithili , 7.3% Urdu , 5.4% Nepali , 1.9% Magar , 1.4% Tamang , 1.1% Tharu , 0.9% Magahi , 0.2% Hindi , 0.2% Newar 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 15.2% were Yadav , 13.4% Musalman , 6.5% Dhanuk , 5.8% Koiri / Kushwaha , 5.1% Terai Brahmin , 4.1% Teli , 3.7% Musahar , 3.6% Chamar /Harijan/Ram, 2.5% Khatwe, 2.4% Dusadh/ Paswan /Pasi, 2.4% Sudhi, 2.3% Magar , 2.2% Nuniya, 1.8% Hill Brahmin , 1.6% Baraee, 1.6% Chhetri , 1.6% Tatma/Tatwa, 1.6% Tharu , 1.5% Bin, 1.5% Kalwar , 1.5% Tamang , 1.4% Mallaha , 1.3% Hajam /Thakur, 1.3% Sonar , 1.1% Kanu , 1.1% Kewat , 1.0% Dhobi , 0.9% Kurmi , 0.9% Lohar , 0.8% Halwai , 0.7% Kami , 0.7% Newar , 0.7% Rajput , 0.6% Dhunia, 0.6% Kumhar , 0.5% Kathabaniyan, 0.4% Bantar/Sardar, 0.4% Danuwar, 0.4% Kayastha , 0.4% other Terai, 0.3% Damai /Dholi, 0.3% Mali , 0.2% Badhaee, 0.2% Dom , 0.2% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.2% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.2% Kumal , 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Amat, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Punjabi /Sikh, 0.1% Rai , 0.1% Sarki , 0.1% Sunuwar , 0.1% Thakuri and 0.2% others. Religion: 84.2% were Hindu , 13.3% Muslim , 2.0% Buddhist , 0.1% Christian and 0.2% others. Literacy: 46.2% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 50.9% could neither read nor write. List ordered alphabetically The district consists of ten urban municipalities and five rural municipalities . These are as follows: The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by
36-467: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to
45-621: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which
54-534: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,
63-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to
72-526: The government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District. 26°38′0″N 85°48′0″E / 26.63333°N 85.80000°E / 26.63333; 85.80000 Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it
81-412: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahottari&oldid=932975555 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mahottari District At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Mahottari District had
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