# Pithuwa

_Suburbs in Chitwan District, Narayani Zone, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Pithuwa is one of the developed suburb area of Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. The area consists of Ward No. 13, 14 & 15. According to 2011 Nepal census survey it had a population of 12,579 people living in 2,898 individual households. Pithuwa is located West to the Kayer river [कयर खोला], East and North to Tandi and South to Khairhani Municipality. Most people of this suburbs are immigrants of Gorkha and Dhading districts. It lies in constituency region no. 2 out of five constituencies of Chitwan. The total population living here are the more immigrated from the hills, especially from Gorkha and Dhading districts. Here are also some indigenous communities, various ethnic group which co-relate their individual values and cultures like Tharus and Darais. Jana Jagriti Higher Secondary School [जन जागृती उच्च. मा. बि.], only higher secondary school of the suburbs which is the sole provider of higher education and periphery since about 5 decades. It is one of the most beautiful place of the Eastern Chitwan. It is close to the famous tourist place such as Saurah & Chitwan National Park (CNP).

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423666#P31))
- **Located in:** Chitwan District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423666#P131))
- **Area:** 13.8 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423666#P2046))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6500, 84.5400

## Questions

**Where is Pithuwa located?**  
Pithuwa is located in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pithuwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithuwa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पिठुवा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3423666](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3423666) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Pithuwa". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/pithuwa. Retrieved 5 November 2026.