Dharmawati धर्मावती |
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Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°ECoordinates: 28°07′N 82°53′E / 28.12°N 82.88°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Region | Mid-Western |
Zone | Rapti Zone |
District | Pyuthan District |
VDC | Dharmawati |
Population (2001 Census) | |
• Total | 4,186 |
861 households | |
Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Dharmawati is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira was merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.
dharma (Sanskrit: धर्मा) - Religious law or duty; a religion.
wati or vati (Sanskrit: वती) - manifesting the quality.
Thus pious, observant, or religious.