The Nadiman lake, an important Puranic place, is located nearby Malangawa which is believed to be the yaksha pool (kunda), the mystic lake owned by the yaksha himself. The Pattharkot temple is also the best known religious place there.
Balara Municipality is home to the Sitlamai Temple, Bajrangbali Temple, Durga Temple, Gadhimai Temple, and Laxmipur Pokhari.
The Sagaranatha temple in Iswarpur, the Gopalkuti Mahadev temple in Karmaiya, among many others, are equally significant places in Sarlahi.
The most emerging city and the main trading site of the Sarlahi district is Lalbandi and is also known as the education hub of the district. It is located in Lalbandi municipality which is the largest municipality of the district too. Lalbandi is well known for tomato production, with tomatoes being one of the municipality's major cash crops.
On the north side of the district from east to west is the mountain range known as the Sivalik Hills. They have an average height of 900 metres (3,000ft), reaching 1,350 metres (4,430ft) in places. This range separates the Terai from the inner Terai and harbours the fossilised remains of many mammals no longer typical of Eurasia.
Chure mountain
Bhabar region
This region is between Chure range and the Outer Terai region. In the local language, it is also known as Charkose Jhadi. The height of the region is from 150 to 300 metres (490 to 980ft). The Mahendra Highway touches this area, so settlement is increasing. In the region, the water source level is always very low; even the following water disappears because of sandiness. It is very difficult to obtain water by digging. Irrigation is problematic in the area.
Terai region
The Terai region, plains, forms the southernmost part of Nepal and goes to India's Bihar. Since ancient times, the region has had large public density and is a good place for farming, so it is called Treasurer of grain.
Rivers
There are four major rivers in this district that flow into India: the Bagmati and Manushmara river "(sisaut)" the Hardi (Banke), the Lakhandei and the Jhim. However, there are around a dozen other small rivulets that originate from the Chure hills and flow down the plain. They are actually the tributaries of the three major river systems of the district. These small rivulets are the Hariwan khola, the Dhungre khola, the Soti khola, the Sotraha khola, the Chapini khola, the Pathlaiya khola, he Kalinjor khola, the Phooljor khola and the Banke Khola. The Banke Khola is the eastern demarcation of the district separating it from Mahottari district, whereas the Bagmati river flows between Sarlahi and Rautahat districts.
Bagmati river system: it is the largest river, flowing in the western side of district separating Rautahat district from Sarlahi.
Lakhandei river system: this river is the largest river inside the district; it is about 25 kilometers long. It originates from the Chure Mountain range, the lowest foothills of the Great Himalayan ranges. It flows into India by touching Simara village development committee (VDC) of this district.
Jhim river system: originating from the northeast side of the Chure mountains of this district into the Phuljor and Kalinjor rivers, it joins at the Vairawpur village of Jabdi VDC, then it becomes Jhim river. It is 29km (18mi) long and by flowing into districts passes into India, and in India this river is known as Adhwara river. Adhwara river was the east border of Makwanpur region.
Banke (Hardi Nadi) river. Banke river was the east border of Sarlhi district. There are also many rivers in this district including the Adhwara River of the east which empties into the Jhim River, Manushmara river (which is formed by mixing Harion, Sotara and Pathlaiya rivers), and in middle of the district Dhangra and Bhumi rivers.
Bhatauliya river system: this river is the medium river inside the district; it is about 10 kilometers long. It originates from the Soram range. It flows into India by touching Bhatauliya VDC of this district.
Demographics
Historical population
Census year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1981
398,766
—
1991
492,798
+2.14%
2001
635,701
+2.58%
2011
769,729
+1.93%
2021
862,470
+1.14%
Source: Citypopulation
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Sarlahi District had a population of 862,470. 10.09% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 60.31% and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 595,893 (69.09%) lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity/caste: Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs and Muslims are the largest two communities. Khas and Hill Janjati communities make up a large fraction of the population.
Bajjika is the largest language. Maithili is the second-largest language. Nepali is spoken by 8% of the population. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.
Media
From Sarlahi district, newspapers and FM radio stations are as follows:
Newspapers: Loktantra Dainik, Paricharcha, Madhesh Post Daily, Suchna Saugat Weekly, Sarlahi Awaz Weekly, and Sarlahi Times Weekly.
Name
Frequency Range
Location
Status→←≥
Samudayak Radio Sarlahi
105.7MHz
Hariyon
Broadcast
Swarnim FM
96.3MHz
Malangwa
Broadcast
Radio Madhesh
89.3MHz
Malangwa
Broadcast
Radio Ekta
92.4MHz
Lalbandi
Broadcast
Radio Dhukdhuki
95.6MHz
Lalbandi
Broadcast
Radio Mukteshower
100.4MHz
Barahatwa
Broadcast
Radio Barahathawa
101.1MHz
Barahathawa
Broadcast
Sarlahi constituencies
There are a total of four electoral consttituncies for House of Representatives and eight for Provincial assembly which are as below.
Rajendra Mahato, Sadbhawana party politician and former minister who left district for election purpose after unsuccessful attempts in general elections
Nikhil Upreti, a well known Nepali actor and Producer. He has worked in numbers of Nepali Movies like Pijada, Dhadkan, Hami Tin Bhai, Bhairab and so on.
Gulsan Jha, A national cricketer who has played so many games for Nepal and is currently playing for Nepal.
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