Dharmawati

Dharmawati
धर्मावती
—  Village Development Committee  —
Dharmawati
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  Nepal
Region Mid-Western
Zone Rapti Zone
District Pyuthan District
VDC Dharmawati
Wards
Population (2001 Census[1])
 • Total 4,186
  861 households
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Dharmawati is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

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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[2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 21 September 2008. 
  2. ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan". Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 

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