The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They are recognized as an official nationality by the Government of Nepal.
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scrub savannah, sal forests and clay rich swamps. In northern India, the Terai spreads from the Yamuna River eastward across Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The Terai is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. The corresponding lowland region in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam in the Brahmaputra River basin is called 'Dooars'. In Nepal, the term is applied to the part of the country situated north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Nepal's Terai stretches over 33,998.8 km2 (13,127.0 sq mi), about 23.1% of Nepal's land area, and lies at an elevation of between 67 and 300 m. The region comprises more than 50 wetlands. North of the Terai rises the Bhabar, a narrow but continuous belt of forest about 8–12 km (5.0–7.5 mi) wide. The Terai of Nepal was also known by the name 'Madhesh'.
Bara District lies in Province No. 2. It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% share of total GDP of Nepal and per capita income is highest in province no.2. Kalaiya as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 687,708. Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in Bara are Bhojpuri, Bajjika, Tharu and Nepali.
Bardiya District, one of the seventy-seven Districts of Nepal, is part of Lumbini Province of Nepal. The district, with Gulariya as its headquarters, covers an area of 2,025 km2 (782 sq mi) and according to the 2001 census the population was 382,649 in 2011 it has 426,576.
Chitwan District is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers 2,238.39 km2 (864.25 sq mi), and in 2011 had a population of 579,984 people. Bharatpur is the commercial and service centre of South Central Nepal and a major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region. Chitwan lies in the Terai region of Nepal. It is in the drainage basin of the Gandaki River and is roughly triangular, taking that river as its meandering northwestern border, and a modest watershed border, with India, as the basis of its southern limit.
Dang District is a district of Lumbini Province located in the Inner Terai of midwestern Nepal. Deukhuri valley of the district is the capital of the province and is the second largest valley of Asia surrounded by Sivalik Hills and Mahabharata Range. The district headquarter Ghorahi is the seventh largest city and the largest sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city, the second largest city of Dang, is a major transportation hub with an extensive road and air networks. The district covers an area of 2,955 km² and has a population of 548,141.
Doti, also known as Doti region, Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) as used in the Jagar, in the Farwestern region of Nepal, is a region situated between River Kali bordering Kumaon in the west and the Karnali river on the east. Doti was one of eight different princely states of the Katyuri Kingdom.
Nepali/Nepalese cuisine comprises a variety of cuisines based upon ethnicity, soil and climate relating to Nepal's cultural diversity and geography. Dal-bhat-tarkari is eaten throughout Nepal. Dal is a soup made of lentils and spices, served over boiled grain, bhat—usually rice but sometimes another grain - and a vegetable soup, tarkari. Condiments are usually small amounts of spicy pickle which can be fresh or fermented, and of which there are a considerable number of varieties. Other accompaniments may be sliced lemon (nibuwa) or lime (kagati) with fresh green chilli and a fried papad. Dhindo (ढिंडो) is a traditional food of Nepal.
The 2011 National census lists 123 Nepalese languages spoken as a mother tongue in Nepal. The discovery of six additional languages since then brings the count to 129. Most belong to the Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan language families.
The Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal comprise several elongated river valleys in the southern lowland Terai part of the country. These tropical valleys are enclosed by the Himalayan foothills, viz the Mahabharat Range and the Sivalik Hills farther south.
Deudakala is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,625 and had 1740 houses in the town. The village is home to the Tharu people. World famous chef, Juni Tharu is originally from the region.
Manpur Tapara is a town and marketplace in Rajapur Municipality in Bardiya District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. The former village development committee (VDC) was merged with Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur and Rajapur VDCs to form the new municipality on 18 May 2014. It is almost at the centre of river island called Bhawara Tappu of Karnali River.
Dekhatbhuli is a village development committee in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8304 people living in 1080 individual households. Kalagaudi is one of the villages of this village development committee.
The Tharu or Tharuhat languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.
Dumraha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. According to the State Reformation Act by Nepal Government, it now lies in two municipalities; Inaruwa Municipality and Ramdhuni Municipality. The main wards and villages of Dumaraha are Arta, Sitpur, Marchaya, Kansamadan, and Bankulwa. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 13,215 people living in 2426 individual households.
Meghauli is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Bharatpur Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province of central Nepal.
Hardauna is a village in the sub-metropolitan municipality of Maharajganj in the Kapilvastu District of the Lumbini Province. The village is in a terai region in southern Nepal. It is on the Banganga, a river which arises on the southern slopes of the Sivalik Hills and flows across the terai, reaching into Uttar Pradesh state in India.
Devchuli is a municipality in Nawalpur District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 42,603 people living in 916 individual households. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the preexisting Devchuli, Dibyapuri, Pragatinagar VDCs and later Rajahar VDC. The Narayani River flows in the vicinity. Northern side of the municipality is covered by hills with major population of ethnic Magar people and their culture. Northern areas are also least developed, rural and lack basic infrastructures, such as roads, hospitals and clean drinking water supply. Southern plain areas are developing and has major concentration of population. Municipality has great ethnic and cultural diversity, made of indigenous Tharu, Magar and all other major ethnic groups and culture residing harmoniously.
Bansaha is a small village in Jhalari-Pipaladi Municipality of Kanchanpur District, Sudurpashchim Province, Far Western Nepal. This village has a population of around 8000 people, and has one health post and two higher secondary schools. Bansaha is geographically in the lap of nature surrounded with forest and a river. There are two lakes as well as four temples. Basically the residents here are Tharu people and people who migrated from hills of Bajhang, Baitadi and Dadeldhura .There have been a large number of migrations in the past three years. There is one primary school and one lower secondary school in Bansaha. Kalagaudi is one of the village southern from Bansaha.
Pai (पाई) or sometimes called Pahi (पाही) is a fish trap constructed by using Thakal daantha and Beshram (बेश्रम)/byaye (व्याय)/ajambari (अजम्बरी) thoroughly knitting with rope to make large rectangular sheets suitable for the filtration of water which is mainly famous in Tharu, Kumal and Majhi communities of western Nepal. Knitted sheets of their desired length and width are fixed in river of sharp current with the help of strong and large wooden nails (Kila). This fish trap was very efficient and logical tool for the ancient indigenous peoples which helped them to become successful. Today, these ancient techniques are becoming a good source of income for the people there. This fish trap looks like Greek symbol pi(Π). Indigenous peoples from near around villages of banghushree are still adopting this technique for fishing in West Rapti River.
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