Kumarwarti
Encyclopedia
Kumarwarti is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District
in the Lumbini Zone
of southern Nepal
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 4155 people living in 698 individual households. However data derived more recently for marriage and education details has suggested in 2001 the population had grown to over 5000.
Then on November 15, 2006, it was reported that Kumarwarti VDC had been subject to attack by Maoist cadres who forcefully stole local farmers' rice.
However, according to a 2003 Journal and Forest Livelihood report, Kumarwarti has been facing a leadership crisis since 2001, with several people from it failing to provide a committee in discussing protection in a reluctance to deal with the warden and National Park rangers. The people of the Village Development Committee have been criticised for lacking the capacity to deal with the authorities, and to distance themsevles away from management roles.
In Kumarvarti, the sale of forest products is restricted within the buffer zone. In 1998 when the poorer Majhi/Bote households wanted to sell their share of thatch grass to outside buyers for Rs 3 per bundle to raise finances, they were denied permission by the authorities.
in religion. However, the 2001 census recorded 82 Buddhists and 91 Christians living within it.
Nawalparasi District
Nawalparasi District of 562,870. This district has given birth to many Nepal's top level people including late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya...
in the Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone, is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy...
of southern Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...
it had a population of 4155 people living in 698 individual households. However data derived more recently for marriage and education details has suggested in 2001 the population had grown to over 5000.
History
On July 27, 2002, the Kathmandu Post reported that over 900 families in the Lumbini Zone area, including people from Kumarwarti had been displaced from their homes following flooding from the summer monsoon.Then on November 15, 2006, it was reported that Kumarwarti VDC had been subject to attack by Maoist cadres who forcefully stole local farmers' rice.
Politics and conservation
The Village Development Committee is part of a protected environmental buffer zone in Nepal called the Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP). Within the locality, politically, the VDC is under obligation to respect national Community Forestry guidelines.However, according to a 2003 Journal and Forest Livelihood report, Kumarwarti has been facing a leadership crisis since 2001, with several people from it failing to provide a committee in discussing protection in a reluctance to deal with the warden and National Park rangers. The people of the Village Development Committee have been criticised for lacking the capacity to deal with the authorities, and to distance themsevles away from management roles.
In Kumarvarti, the sale of forest products is restricted within the buffer zone. In 1998 when the poorer Majhi/Bote households wanted to sell their share of thatch grass to outside buyers for Rs 3 per bundle to raise finances, they were denied permission by the authorities.
Religion
The Village Development Committee is primarily HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
in religion. However, the 2001 census recorded 82 Buddhists and 91 Christians living within it.