Mahottari District
Mahottari District, a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census. Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population.
Geography and climate
| Climate Zone | Elevation Range | % of Area |
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters | 85.0% |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 15.0% |
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Mahottari District had a population of 706,994. 10.65% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 59.77% and a sex ratio of 1025 females per 1000 males. 523,133 lived in municipalities.The Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs are the largest caste. Muslims are the second largest community.
Religion: 84.2% were Hindu, 13.3% Muslim, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.1% Christian and 0.2% others.
Maithili is the largest language. Nepali is the second-largest language. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.
Notable people
List ordered alphabetically- Bhadrakali Mishra- Nepali Congress leader of Minister of Nepal at various times
- Giriraj Mani Pokharel-CPN leader and former Minister for Education
- Hari Shankar Mishra- Current governor of Madhesh Province, former Nepali Congress leader and Member of House of Representatives
- Mahantha Thakur- Chairman of Democratic Socialist Party and former Minister for various ministries as NC leader
- Mahendra Kumar Raya- Nepali Congress leader and former Minister of state for Industry, Commerce and Supplies under Bimalendra Nidhi
- Maheshwar Prasad Singh- democracy icon and Nepali Congress leader
- Ram Narayan Mishra- Nepali Congress leader and minister in first democratically elected government of BP Koirala
- Sharat Singh Bhandari- former NC leader and senior leader of DSP, N. Also former Minister for Defence
- Shivajee Yadav-Deputy chairman of People's Progressive Party and former member of constituent assembly
Administration
- Aurahi Municipality
- Balawa Municipality
- Bardibas Municipality
- Bhangaha Municipality
- Gaushala Municipality
- Jaleshwor Municipality
- Loharpatti Municipality
- ManaraShiswa Municipality
- Matihani Municipality
- Ramgopalpur Municipality
- Ekdara Rural Municipality
- Mahottari Rural Municipality
- Pipara Rural Municipality
- Samsi Rural Municipality
- Sonama Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
- Anakar
- Aurahi
- Bagada
- Banchauri
- Badiya
- Bairgiya Laksminiya
- Balawa
- Banauli Donauli
- Banauta
- Bardibas Municipality
- Basabitti
- Bathnaha
- Belgachhi
- Bhangaha
- Bharatpur
- Bhatauliya
- Bijayalpura
- Bhramarpura
- Damhi Marai
- Dhamaura
- Dharmapur
- Dhirapur
- Ekadarabela
- Ekarahiya
- Etaharwakatti
- Gaidha Bhetpur
- Gauribas
- Gaushala Municipality
- Gonarpura
- Halkhori
- Hariharpur Harinmari
- Hathilet
- Hatisarwa
- Jaleshwar Municipality
- Khairbanni
- Khaya Mara
- Khopi
- Khuttapipradhi
- Kisan Nagar
- Kolhusa Bagaiya
- Laksminiya
- Loharpatti
- Mahadaiyatapanpur
- Mahottari
- Maisthan
- Majhaura Vishnupur
- Manara
- Matihani
- Meghanath Gorhanna
- Nainhi
- Nigaul
- Padaul
- Parsa Pateli
- Parsadewadh
- Pashupatinagar
- Phulahatta Parikauli
- Phulakaha
- Pigauna
- Pipra
- Pokharibhinda Samgrampur
- Raghunathpur
- Ramgopalpur
- Ramnagar
- Ratauli
- Ratauli 9 Rahmanpur
- Sahasaula
- Sahorawa
- Samdha
- Sarpallo
- Shamsi
- Sripur
- Simardahi
- Singyahi
- Sisawakataiya
- Sonama
- sonamai bhoil
- Sonaum
- Suga Bhawani
- Sundarpur
- Mangalnath, Magarthana