Madhesh Province
Rautahat
रौतहट
The most municipalised district in Nepal — 16 municipalities — and the province's lowest literacy rate. Chandrapur links it to the highway economy.
Economic profile
What is published about Rautahat's economy
Dense agricultural land and a border crossing at Gaur.
The lowest literacy rate (57.8%) and the fewest registered establishments per person in the province.
Start with the basics: how long it takes to register a business here, and what stops one from opening.
Figures: National Economic Census 2018 and National Population and Housing Census 2021; agricultural holdings are sample-based estimates from the 2021/22 agriculture census. The three readings above are Madhesh Next's own judgement, not data. See the economic map for sources.
What is not published about Rautahat
These four numbers would tell you more about this district's economy than everything above. None of them is published here, or anywhere else in the province.
Jobs created last year
No local government in Madhesh Province publishes an annual count of jobs created.
New businesses registered last year
Registrations are recorded municipality by municipality, but not published or compared.
Days to register and open a business
No municipality publishes how long its own process actually takes.
Share of budget spent on economic development
Budgets are published; the share going to economic development is not broken out comparably.
Local governments of Rautahat
18 local levels — 16 municipal and 2 rural. Headquarters: Gaur.
| Local level | Type |
|---|---|
Gaur गौर | Municipality |
Chandrapur चन्द्रपुर | Municipality |
Garuda गरुडा | Municipality |
Baudhimai बौधीमाई | Municipality |
Brindaban बृन्दावन | Municipality |
Dewahi Gonahi देवाही गोनाही | Municipality |
Gadhimai गढीमाई | Municipality |
Gujara गुजरा | Municipality |
Ishanath ईशनाथ | Municipality |
Katahariya कटहरिया | Municipality |
Madhav Narayan माधव नारायण | Municipality |
Maulapur मौलापुर | Municipality |
Paroha परोहा | Municipality |
Phatuwa Bijayapur फतुवा बिजयपुर | Municipality |
Rajdevi राजदेवी | Municipality |
Rajpur राजपुर | Municipality |
Durga Bhagwati दुर्गा भगवती | Rural Municipality |
Yamunamai यमुनामाई | Rural Municipality |
Questions for Rautahat
Every district chapter starts here. These are the questions a Madhesh Next chapter puts to local government, and publishes the answers to.
- How many new businesses registered in each of our 18 local levels last year — and how many survived?
- What does Rautahat produce that it could sell competitively across the border?
- How long does it take to register a business in Gaur, in days?
- What do our campuses teach, and what do our employers actually need?
- How many young people left this district last year, and what would have made them stay?