Gadhawa

Gadhawa
गढवा
Gadawa
Typical Village Development Committee
Gadhawa
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°46′38″N 82°32′34″E / 27.77722°N 82.54278°E / 27.77722; 82.54278Coordinates: 27°46′38″N 82°32′34″E / 27.77722°N 82.54278°E / 27.77722; 82.54278
Country    Nepal
Zone Rapti Zone
District Dang Deokhuri District
Population (1991)
 • Total 7,877
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Gadhawa (Gadawa) is a village in the Gadhawa Rural Municipality of Dang Deokhuri District in Province No. 5, south-western Nepal. It was, prior to September 2015, also a Village Development Committee in Dang Deokhuri District, Rapti Zone. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census the VDC had a population of 11,430 persons living in 2,176 households,[1] up from the 2001 Nepal census of 7,877 persons living in 1,188 households.[2]

It is surrounded by the former Gangapraspur VDC to the east, Koilabas VDC to the south, Bela VDC to the west and Chailahi VDC to the north. The North-South Damodar road runs through Gadhawa and communicates with the Indian border via Koilabas VDC and to the East-West highway (Mahendra highway) via Chailahi VDC. The majority of the population consists of Tharu, Khas Brahmin, and Yadav. There are a few Muslims. Most people are agriculturalists; however, a few are employed in small businesses.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "National population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal. November 2012. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Census figures for 1991"Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  • Dang District (PDF) (Map). Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations, Nepal. 15 June 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2018. Map of roads in Dang District.
  • Dang District (PDF) (Map). Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations, Nepal. 4 March 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2018. Map of former VDCs in Dang District.
  • UN map of the municipalities of Dang Deokhuri District


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