# Madhesa

_Village development committee in Kosi Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/madhesa
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Madhesa (Nepali: मधेशा) is a former village development committee (VDC) in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It merged with the district's headquarter Inaruwa in 2015. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4972 people living in 891 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427622#P31))
- **Located in:** Sunsari District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427622#P131))
- **Population:** 6,022 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427622#P1082))
- **Coordinates:** 26.6300, 87.1900

## Questions

**Where is Madhesa located?**  
Madhesa is located in Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Madhesa?**  
The population of Madhesa is 6,022 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Madhesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhesa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मधेशा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3427622](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427622) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Madhesa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Madhesa". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/madhesa. Retrieved 4 November 2026.