title: Katahariya
text: # Katahariya
  
  Katahariya (Maithili: कटहरिया) is a municipality in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Before September 2017, Katahariya was one of the Village Development Committees (VDC) with 8 wards. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4,619 people living in 835 individual households. Katahariya is famous for its unique moton dish. A well known moton dish named “Katiya : कटिया” is origin from Katahariya Bazar. It has a well-maintained Farmers' market (vegetable) and Cattle (domestic-animal) market. Katahariya is a fast-growing municipality, with the main occupations of local people being business and farming.
  
  Katahariya became a municipality since September 2017 by merging different Gaupalika (previously VDCs) such as Hathiyahi, Birti Prastoka, Bhasedhawa, Bagahi, Balirampur, Pipra Pokhariya. Currently, there are 9 wards in this municipality. In the recent local level election conducted on 13 May 2022, Ajay Prakash Jaiswal from Nepali Congress became the mayor.
  
  ## Other developments
  
  ### Campus and school
  
  * Shree Janta Higher Secondary School kth
  
  ### Hospital
  
  Katahariya PHCC,with 24 hour Emergency Service
  
  ### Banks
  
  * Nepal Bank Limited - Katahariya Branch
  * Gramin Bikash Bank Ltd
  * Deprosc Laghubitta Bikas Bank Limited
  
  ### Communication Networks
  
  * Nepal Telecom
  * Ncell
  
  Other cellular networks available are UTL Nepal and Smart Cell.
  
  