Gadhawa
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NepalGadhawa
गढवा Gadawa | |
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Typical Village Development Committee | |
  Gadhawa Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°46′38″N 82°32′34″E / 27.77722°N 82.54278°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Dang Deukhuri District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 7,877 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Gadhawa (Gadawa) is a village in the Gadhawa Rural Municipality of Dang Deukhuri District in Lumbini Province, south-western Nepal. It was, prior to September 2015, also a Village Development Committee in Dang Deukhuri District, Rapti Zone. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census the VDC had a population of 11,430 persons living in 2,176 households,[1] up from the 2001 Nepal census of 7,877 persons living in 1,188 households.[2]
It is surrounded by the former Gangapraspur VDC to the east, Koilabas VDC to the south, Bela VDC to the west and Chailahi VDC to the north. The North-South Damodar road runs through Gadhawa and communicates with the Indian border via Koilabas VDC and to the East-West highway (Mahendra highway) via Chailahi VDC. The majority of the population consists of Tharu, Khas Brahmin, and Yadav. There are a few Muslims. Most people are agriculturalists; however, a few are employed in small businesses.
