Dharmawati

Dharmawati
धर्मावती
Dharmawati धर्मावती
	Dharmawati Location in Nepal
	Coordinates: 28°07′N82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°E
Country	Nepal
Region	Mid-Western
Zone	Rapti Zone
District	Pyuthan District
VDC	Dharmawati
Population (2001 Census)
• Total	4,186
	861 households
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Last updated November 07, 2024

Dharmawati is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The former Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira were merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.^[2]^[3]

Etymology

dharma (Sanskrit : धर्मा) - Religious law or duty; a religion.
wati or vati (Sanskrit : वती) - manifesting the quality.
Thus pious, observant, or religious.

Villages in VDC

		Ward	Lat.	Lon	Elev.
Bagdula	बागदुला	1	28°07'N	82°53'E	828m
Bange	बाङ्गे		28°09'N	82°53'E	1,090
Batule	बाटुले		28°09'N	82°54'E	1,010
Bhalapani	भलापानी		28°09'N	82°53'E	1,215
Bhedabari	भेडाबारी	5	28°09'N	82°53'E	1,210
Chyandhara	च्यानधारा		28°10'N	82°53'E	1,230
Damti	दम्ती		28°09'N	82°54'E	925
Dhaire	धाइरे		28°09'N	82°54'E	958
Gejbang	गेजबाङ	3	28°08'N	82°54'E	850
Githechaur	गिठेचौर		28°08'N	82°53'E	1,315
Kapdanda	कापडाँडा		28°07'N	82°53'E	1,110
Lamidhara	लामीधारा		28°08'N	82°53'E	1,210
Managaun	मानागाउँ		28°09'N	82°53'E	1,330
Padbang	पाडबाङ		28°09'N	82°54'E	915
Rajyan	रज्यान	6	28°08'N	82°54'E	1,146
Ranikamla	रानीकाम्ला		28°08'N	82°53'E	1,075
Shivanagar	शिवनगर		28°08'N	82°54'E	850
Suryanagar	सूर्यनगर		28°08'N	82°53'E	835
Takura	टाकुरा		28°08'N	82°53'E	950
Tal	ताल		28°08'N	82°53'E	838
Thapkot	थापकोट		28°08'N	82°53'E	1,243
Tikhchuli	तिखचुली		28°10'N	82°53'E	1,476
Upallo Damti	उपल्लो दम्ती		28°09'N	82°54'E	1,130

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References

↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
↑ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

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UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District

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[1] "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

[2] "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

[3] "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

[4] "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

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Dharmawati धर्मावती
Dharmawati Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°07′N82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°E / 28.12; 82.88
Country	Nepal
Region	Mid-Western
Zone	Rapti Zone
District	Pyuthan District
VDC	Dharmawati
Population (2001 Census^[1])
• Total	4,186
	861 households
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)