Didhawa

Former Village Development Committee in Nepal

Rajbiraj Municipality in Province 02 Madhesh, Nepal

Dighawa दिघवा
Rajbiraj Municipality
Dighawa
Coordinates: 26°34′N 86°46′E / 26.57°N 86.77°E / 26.57; 86.77
Country	Nepal
[Province of Nepal]	Province 02 Madhesh
District	Saptari District
Government
• Type	Rajbiraj Municipality
• Mayor	Bhim Raj Yadav
• Ward President	Ganga Khang Khatwe
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	4,249
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dighawa was a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is now a part of Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 10.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,249.

Demographics: People from different castes from Maithali communities (Madheshi) reside here. Castes like Yadav, Khatwe , Chamar, Musahar, Bania , Barai, Hajam, Haluwai, Teli, Natt Muslims are found in significant numbers. Maithali is spoken by all.

References

^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-23.