# Paterwa, Dhanusha

_Village development committee in Janakpur Zone, Nepal_

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

> Paterwa is a village development committee in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,364 persons living in 589 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7002134#P31))
- **Located in:** Janakpur Zone (zone of Nepal) › Central Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7002134#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.7972, 86.1243

## Questions

**Where is Paterwa, Dhanusha located?**  
Paterwa, Dhanusha is located in Janakpur Zone, Central Development Region, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Paterwa, Dhanusha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterwa,_Dhanusha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पटेर्वा, धनुषा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%2C_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7002134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7002134) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

"Paterwa, Dhanusha". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/paterwa-dhanusha. Retrieved 5 November 2026.