Hajariya

Hajariya हजारिया
Village development committee
Black area indicates VDC
Hajariya Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°24′30″E / 27.00000°N 85.40833°ECoordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°24′30″E / 27.00000°N 85.40833°E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Janakpur Zone
District	Sarlahi District
Population (1991)
• Total	9,919
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Hajariya is a village development committee (VDC) in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 16,336 people living in 2814 individual households.

Hajariya is bounded by Barahathwa on the east, Sundarpur Choharwa on the south, Rautahat district on the west and Rajghat on the north.^[1]

Economy

This VDC produces maize, potato, sugarcane and seasonable vegetables.

Education

Shree Saraswati Ma Vi is only one higher secondary school of this VDC.

History

People of this VDC were highly affected during UCPN Maoists' civil war. More than 50 persons were killed by both parties during the period of war.^[2]

References

1. UN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi District
2. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees (Digital Himalaya), retrieved 15 November 2009.