Sarlahi District
| Sarlahi सर्लाही जिल्ला |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Region | Central (Madhyamanchal) |
| Zone | Janakpur |
| Headquarters | Malangwa |
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| • Total | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 769,729 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| Main language(s) | Bajjika, Maithili, Nepali , |
| Website | www |
Sarlahi (Nepali: 
Listen ), a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Malangwa as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,259 km² and had a population of 635,701 in 2001 and 769,729 in 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Bagmati River, to the east by Mahottari District, to the north by the Sivalik Hills, and to the south by Bihar State of india, a country in Asia. Actor Nikhil Upreti, actress Saranga Shrestha and famous Indian Tele actress Sriti Jha are from Sarlahi.
Generally, the people of Sarlahi believe that the Sarlahi name comes from the name of Sarlahi Devi temple. The Sarlahi Devi temple is situated in Hempur village in the Sarlahi district. There is a believe that if someone goes to the temple at night with a light then that person will die. That is why people still do not go at night to that temple with light. Still there is no residence around this temple.
The district is famous for a couple of things. One of them is tomato production and supply. Lalbandi is the place of this district which is famous for supplying tomato demand of whole country. Scientific tomato farming was practiced in Sarlahi district at Bagwani Kendra Nawalpur, Netragunj. Farhadwa is the village which is famous for fish production and export. The production of sugarcane is also seems to be significant in the district. The Indushankr Chini Udhog Ltd.( Indushankr Sugar mills) is a notable factory in the district.
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