Rautahat

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Rautahat
रौतहट
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Rautahat
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°34′N86°32′E / 26.57°N 86.53°E / 26.57; 86.53
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Madhesh Province
District Rautahat District
Population
 (2011 (2068))
  Total3,612
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Rautahat is a VDC located in Saptari district of Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal Census it had a population of 3612 people living in 660 individual households. [1] Jung Bahadur Rana died there in 1877.

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References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya . Retrieved 22 November 2008.