Rajgadh

Rajgadh is one of the village in the southern part of the Jhapa district in Nepal. Its elevation range is 80–120 m above sea level. Some of its land area is covered with dense forest known as Charkose Jhadi. Its neighbouring VDCs are Chakchaki, Goldhhap, Sharanamati, Jalthal and Gherabari. A small portion borders with India.HistoryIt was the main residence of Rajbanshi people so, it is called as Rajgadh meaning State of Rajbanshi. But later people from hills like Brahmin, Rai, Limbu, etc. came and settled down. Almost more than half the land of Rajgadh VDC belonged to a rich landlord Satyanarayan Agrawal. As per the local people, he used to walk here only in his own land.CultureAbout half of the population of Rajgadh is resided by Rajbanshi community. So it has the dominance of Rajbanshi culture. Also huge number of brahmins and Chettri are also residing here so it also has Hilly (pahadi) culture. Here are the list of people living Rajgadh with their unique culture and tradition.TemplesThere are some Temples in Rajgadh area; Shree Durga Mandir, Krishna Temple, Shiv Mandir, Shree Dangi Laxmisthan,etc.Rajgadh's social websiteVisit www.hamrorajgadh.blogspot.com for information and you can also send if you have any type of information about Rajgadh vdc and to their members.EconomyAlmost 80% of people's income source is farming. they are fully dependent agriculture.Farming is of traditional type, so production of crops in compare to soil fertility is less.But nowadays some modern technologies are being implemented by some farmers. Beside this, people are also involved in other economical activities. Teacher,Officer,Salesman,Mechanic,etc. are other economical activities.