Chitwan District
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Chitwan District usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...

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Narayangarh, on the bank of Narayani River, is the main town with numerous shopping zones where people come from all over the district and neighbouring districts.

Now there are about 40 Village Development Committees (each of which has nine wards or villages) and one sub-Metropolitan city - Bharatpur
Bharatpur, Nepal
Bharatpur is a city in the central-southern part of Nepal. Located in Chitwan Valley, Bharatpur is the district headquarters of the Chitwan District, as well as a separate Municipal authority, and is the seventh largest city of Nepal with the population of 89,323 . The estimated population for...

 and a municipality Ratnanagar
Ratnanagar
Ratnanagar is a Municipality in Chitwan District of Nepal. It is the second municipality in the district. Tandi is the major city in the this municipality. It is adjacent to Chitwan National Park, and serves as a gateway to the park....

 each of which has more than nine wards or urban areas.

Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the Terai region
Terai
The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion...

, which formerly extended over the foothills of Nepal.

Origin

The name Chitwan is a composite of the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 words चित्त, transliterated "citta" meaning heart and वन, transliterated "vana" meaning jungle or forest. Thus, the meaning of Chitwan is Heart of the Jungle.

Industry

Chitwan is famous in Nepal because of its dominant production of mustard
Mustard plant
Mustards are several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis whose small mustard seeds are used as a spice and, by grinding and mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, are turned into the condiment known as mustard or prepared mustard...

 from which mustard oil
Mustard oil
The term mustard oil is used for three different oils that are made from mustard seeds:*A fatty vegetable oil resulting from pressing the seeds,...

 is produced. This popularity of the mustard plantation in Chitwan is attributed to the predominant soil type of the place. The soil in Chitwan is mostly of the type silt
Silt
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body...

. The silty nature of the soil is in turn attributed to the flooding over the ages in the past from the rivers like Gandaki. Chitwan is also profusely spotted with lands with soil type clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 which are very good for use as rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 fields. Other popular cash crop
Cash crop
In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for profit.The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family...

s in the region are maize and wheat. The soil there is also very good for growing various types of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, radish, potato, broccoli, cucumbers, pumpkins, and carrot.

Chitwan hosts 80% of the country's poultry industry, and is also famous for floriculture
Floriculture
Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry...

, mushroom cultivation and bee keeping.

At present Chitwan's largest business area, Narayangarh, is less accessible due to the movement of the main bus terminal due to the previous king's son's anger with the politics of the citizens of the city. This bus terminal is however no longer in use following a successful people's movement in 2006. It is believed that Nepali leftist revolutionary leader Prachanda
Prachanda
Puspa Kamal Dahal ; born Chhabilal Dahal on 11 December 1954, also known as Prachanda ]]. Prachanda led CPN as it launched an insurgency on 13 February 1996. In 2008 the ensuing civil war culminated in the overthrow of the Shah dynasty in favor of a communist...

 spent his childhood and youth in Chitwan. Chitwan is adapting the New Community Movement
New Community Movement
The New Community Movement, also known as the New Village Movement or Saemaeul Movement, was a political initiative launched on April 22, 1970 by South Korean president Park Chung Hee to modernize the rural South Korean economy...

 South Korean model of development.

Places of interest

Chitwan has a particularly rich flora and fauna.
Nepal's first national park, the Chitwan National Park together with the adjacent Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Parsa Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal. Established in 1984, it covers an area of in the Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara districts and is the largest wildlife reserve in the country...

 support a species diversity much higher than any other on the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...

. Rare species include Bengal tiger
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN...

, gharial
Gharial
The gharial , , also called Indian gavial or gavial, is the only surviving member of the once well-represented family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodilians with long, slender snouts...

 and the world's second largest population of Asian Rhinoceros, but also leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...

s, Mugger crocodile
Mugger Crocodile
The mugger crocodile , also called the Indian, Indus, Persian, or marsh crocodile, is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and the surrounding countries...

, Indian rock python and several species of deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...

. The protected areas are guarded by a battalion of the Nepal Army
Nepal Army
The Nepalese Army is the army of Nepal and a major component of the Military of Nepal. The NA includes the Nepalese Army Air Service and is considered to be superior to Nepalese Police Force. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enrollment is 18 years...

 and patrolled by seven anti-poaching units
Das Dhunga is a famous place in Chitwan - the people's leader Madan Bhandari
Madan Kumar Bhandari
Madan Kumar Bhandari was a Nepali politician and communist leader.Bhandari was born in Taplejung. He studied in Varanasi, India and in 1972 was named central committee member of the Janabadi Sanskritik Morcha , a student's movement launched by Pushpa Lal Shrestha...

 was killed there in an accident.

Chitwan is also famous for saiyatha basically Rambag (kabi Dada). Rambag is known as Kabi dada now. There are some famous kabi like-Surendra Astafal, Ganesh Sharman, Arjun Astafal, L.B Chhetri, Gopal Poudel, Nabaraj Dhungana. it is located south part of kalayanpur, west part of narayanpur, east part from fulbari and north part of kailashnagar. It is in Bharatpur municipality-13. Eighty five % of people in Rambag are service holder in government or private office. Ninety percentage people are literacy.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

  • Ayodhyapuri
    Ayodhyapuri
    Ayodhyapuri is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7831 people living in 1483 individual households....

  • Bachhayauli
    Bachhayauli
    Bachhayauli is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8338 people living in 1356 individual households....

  • Bagauda
    Bagauda
    Bagauda is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9621 people living in 1649 individual households....

  • Bhandara
    Bhandara, Nepal
    Bhandara is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,424 people living in 1795 individual households.-Wards in Bhandara VDC:1- Bhandara Bazzar...

  • Birendra Nagar
    Birendra Nagar, Narayani
    Birendra Nagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,482 people living in 1932 individual households. However, the population now increased by more than three times and reached...

  • Chainpur
    Chainpur, Narayani
    Chainpur is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 96960 people living in 1781 individual households....

  • Chandi Bhanjyang
    Chandi Bhanjyang, Narayani
    Chandi Bhanjyang is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3615 people living in 650 individual households....

  • Dahakhani
    Dahakhani
    Dahakhani is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2560 people living in 438 individual households....

  • Darechok
    Darechok
    Darechok is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6895 people living in 1289 individual households....

  • Dibyanagar
    Dibyanagar
    Dibyanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7074 people living in 1259 individual households....

  • Fulbari
    Fulbari, Narayani
    Fulbari is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3426....

  • Gardi
    Gardi, Nepal
    Gardi is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9544 people living in 1620 individual households....

  • Gitanagar
    Gitanagar
    Gitanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,173 people living in 2101 individual households....

  • Gunjanagar
    Gunjanagar
    Gunjanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,076 people living in 2025 individual households....

  • Jagatpur
    Jagatpur, Narayani
    Jagatpur is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7737 people living in 1493 individual households....

  • Jutpani
    Jutpani
    Jutpani is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8762 people living in 1714 individual households.-Geography:...

  • Kabilas
    Kabilas, Narayani
    Kabilas is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5513....

  • Kathar
    Kathar, Nepal
    Kathar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8247 people living in 1326 individual households....

  • Kaule
    Kaule, Narayani
    Kaule is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3931 people living in 732 individual households....

  • Khairhani
    Khairhani
    Khairhani is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,629 people living in 2262 individual households....

  • Korak
    Korak, Nepal
    Korak is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4320 people living in 752 individual households....

  • Kumroj
    Kumroj
    Kumroj is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6443 people living in 1108 individual households....

  • Lothar
    Lothar, Nepal
    Lothar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3425 people living in 364 individual households....

  • Kalyanpur
    Kalyanpur
    Kalyanpur, which means "City of Progress", is the name of several places in South Asia:Places* Kalyanpur, Agra, * Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh, in east Uttar Pradesh* Kalyanpur, Kanpur, also spelt Kalianpur...

  • Mangalpur
  • Meghauli
    Meghauli
    Meghauli is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,281 people living in 2027 individual households....

  • Narayanpur
    Narayanpur, Narayani
    Narayanpur is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6696 people living in 1251 individual households....

  • Padampur
    Padampur, Nepal
    Padampur is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8884 people living in 1559 individual households....

  • Parbatipur
    Parbatipur, Nepal
    Parbatipur is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5044 people living in 975 individual households....

  • Patihani
    Patihani
    Patihani is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8798 people living in 1752 individual households....

  • Piple
    Piple, Narayani
    Piple is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8260 people living in 1555 individual households....

  • Pithuwa
    Pithuwa
    Pithuwa is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7623 people living in 1479 individual households. Pithuwa is located West to the Kayer river [कयर खोला], East and North to Ratnanagar...

  • Saradanagar
    Saradanagar
    Saradanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7133 people living in 1334 individual households....

  • Shaktikhor
    Shaktikhor
    Shaktikhor is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4925 people living in 944 individual households....

  • Shivanagar
    Shivanagar
    Shivanagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,400 people living in 551 individual households.-Shiva nagar:...

  • Siddi
    Siddi, Nepal
    Siddi is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2577 people living in 404 individual households....

  • Sukranagar
    Sukranagar
    Sukranagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6750 people living in 1128 individual households...


Major Places of Chitwan

  • Chitwan National Park
  • Parsadhap Bazaar
  • Kshetrapur
  • Narayangarh Bazaar
  • Tandi Bazaar
  • Sauraha chowk
  • Parsa Bazaar
  • Hakimchowk
  • भरतपुर
  • Sauraha
    Sauraha
    Sauraha is a village in Chitwan District of Nepal situated close by the Rapti River and the Chitwan National Park. It is the eastern gateway to Chitwan National Park and jungle safaris for budget, mid-priced and 3-4 star tourists...

  • Gitanagar
    Gitanagar
    Gitanagar is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,173 people living in 2101 individual households....

  • Chowkbazar
  • Rambag(kabi dada)
  • kasara
  • Meghauli
    Meghauli
    Meghauli is a village development committee in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,281 people living in 2027 individual households....

  • Dasdhunga
  • Muglin
  • lanku

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