Jante, Nepal

Jante (Listen ) is a village development committee in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5622 people living in 1010 individual households. It contains various communities like Limbu, Rai, Brahmin, Chettri, Magar and Newar.It contains many temples and church.This vdc is connected by Jante - Pathari highway and Jante -Letang Highway.

Jante

जाते
Letang municipality ward 8 and 9
Jante
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.74°N 87.56°E / 26.74; 87.56
Country   Nepal
ZoneKoshi Zone
DistrictMorang District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total5,622
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s)021

Religious fare

Jante is equally famous for its high-spirited festival celebration. In Dashain, Nepal's biggest festival, large number of people celebrate with joy. Also famous is Tihar, festival of lights, when the residents line their homes with diyo (an earthen oil lamp), candles and decorative electrical lamps during the two days of celebration. Fire crackers are banned in Nepal and are strictly prohibited to use during Tihar but smuggling it during Tihar is very popular. Krishna Astami (birthday of Krishna) is a festival that is heavily celebrated in Jante. hundreds of people gather on that day to celebrate krishna janmaastami on the radhakrishna mandir which is located on jante 9.

Education

The teaching medium of education is English in all the private schools, whereas Nepali is the medium of instruction in government schools up to secondary level. There is also one Christian primary boarding school run by the Christian community. [1]

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References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.


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