Didhawa

Dighawa दिघवा
Rajbiraj Municipality
Dighawa
Interactive map of Dighawa
Coordinates: 26°34′N86°46′E / 26.57°N 86.77°E / 26.57; 86.77
Country	Nepal
[Province of Nepal]	Province 02 Madhesh
District	Saptari District
Government
• Type	Rajbiraj Municipality
• Mayor	Bhim Raj Yadav
• Ward President	Ganga Khang Khatwe
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	4,249
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	56400

Dighawa was a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is now a part of Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 10.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,249.

Demographics: People from different castes from Maithali communities (Madheshi) reside here. Castes like Yadav, Khatwe, Chamar, Musahar, Bania, Barai, Hajam, Haluwai, Teli, Natt Muslims are found in significant numbers. Maithali is spoken by all.

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-23.