Saptari district is located in 68m above sea level at an elevation of 457 meters, it extends to 26.22 minutes north latitude and 86.45 minutes east longitude. The east-west length of the district covers 63% of the plains of the Terai and 37% of the chure region and the north-south width is an average of 23km.
The famous Chhinnamasta temple is one of the Shakti Peeths and Kankalini Temple are also located in Saptari District. Saptari has highest growth in Maithili literature.
Tribhuvan Chok (now Gajendra Chok) situated in the centre of RajbirajVDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Saptari District
Chinnamasta Bhagawati (छिन्नमस्ता भगवती) is a temple of Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Chinnamasta VDC, Saptari, 10km (6.2mi) from Rajbiraj and also near to Indian Border. It is a main attraction for Indian pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Bada Dashain. Some thousands of goats are sacrificed here during dashain.
Shambhunath (शम्भुनाथ) is another one of the famous temples of Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Shambhunath, 12km (7.5mi) from Rajbiraj and also near Mahendra Highway. This temple is a main attraction for Indian pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Siruwa Mela during month of Baisakh (the first month of Bikram Sambat).
Kankalini Temple (कंकालिनी) is another temple situated in this district; it is located in Bhardah-1 of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality. This temple is main attraction for Indian pilgrims. Kankalini Temple has great religious importance. Like most of the other Shakti Peethas in Nepal, this temple, too, has a legend attached to it. According to the legend, the people settled in Bhardaha village had started to use the land for farming, however, while digging, some farmers had found a stone statue carved beautifully with the image of Goddess Durga and in that very place, this temple is said to have been built. It is believed that when a devotee worships with great devotion and true heart in the temple, their wish comes true. So, thousands of peoples from many part of the country come to this temple to worship the avatar of Goddess Durga, known famously as goddess Kankalini.
Mahendra Bindeshwari Multiple Campus- TU Affiliated Public Campus located in Rajbiraj offering LLB, BBS, BA, MBS, M.Ed.
National People College- TU Affiliated Private College established in 2013 AD Offers Masters and Bachelors level of Programs in Management and Humanities Faculties. It is the 1st Private College of Saptari District Offering the Subjects of Study like MA-SOCIOLOGY, MBS, BA-RD and SOCIOLOGY. The college is Ultramodern and is Located in Kanchanrup Munacipality.
HSEB affiliated +2 colleges are:
Happyland HSS and college
Laligurans EBHSS or Paradise Campus
Caliber International College
Mission College
Kshitiz Edu. Foundation
Chinnamasta College
Annapurna Multiple College, Kanchanpur Beriyar, Saptari - just the east of UTL Tower
Rajbiraj Model Campus
Demographics
Historical population
Census year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1981
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1991
—
2001
—
2011
639,284
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2021
706,255
+1.00%
Source: Citypopulation
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Saptari District had a population of 706,255. 9.47% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 67.69% and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 441,203 (62.47%) lived in municipalities.
Madheshis are the largest group, of which a third are Dalits. Tharus are the second-largest group, and here make up the largest fraction of the population of any district in Madhesh. Muslims are nearly 10% of the population. A very small proportion are Hill Janjatis or Khas people.
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