Madhesh Province
Saptari
सप्तरी
Eastern gateway of Madhesh, on the Koshi. Rice, fisheries and the Koshi Tappu wetland economy; strong out-migration of youth.
Economic profile
What is published about Saptari's economy
Rice, fisheries and the Koshi corridor, with the second-highest density of registered establishments in the province.
Heavy out-migration of working-age people, and flood exposure along the Koshi.
Turn paddy and fish into graded, processed products that leave the district with a price on them.
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 Saptari
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 Saptari
18 local levels — 9 municipal and 9 rural. Headquarters: Rajbiraj.
| Local level | Type |
|---|---|
Rajbiraj राजविराज | Municipality |
Kanchanrup कञ्चनरुप | Municipality |
Dakneshwori दक्नेश्वरी | Municipality |
Bodebarsain बोदेबरसाइन | Municipality |
Khadak खडक | Municipality |
Shambhunath शम्भुनाथ | Municipality |
Surunga सुरुङ्गा | Municipality |
Hanumannagar Kankalini हनुमाननगर कङ्कालिनी | Municipality |
Saptakoshi सप्तकोशी | Municipality |
Tilathi Koiladi तिलाठी कोइलाडी | Rural Municipality |
Rupani रुपनी | Rural Municipality |
Balan-Bihul बलान-बिहुल | Rural Municipality |
Bishnupur विष्णुपुर | Rural Municipality |
Chhinnamasta छिन्नमस्ता | Rural Municipality |
Mahadeva महादेवा | Rural Municipality |
Tirahut तिरहुत | Rural Municipality |
Rajgadh राजगढ | Rural Municipality |
Agnisair Krishna Savaran अग्निसाइर कृष्णासवरन | Rural Municipality |
Questions for Saptari
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 Saptari produce that it could sell competitively across the border?
- How long does it take to register a business in Rajbiraj, 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?