# Sarlahi District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Sarlahi is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Being one of eight districts of Madhesh Province, it is an Outer Terai district, which borders Rautahat district to the west, Mahottari district to the east, Sindhuli district to the north, and the Indian state of Bihar to the south. The district, with Malangwa as its headquarter, covers an area of 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) and has a population of 862,470 in 2021.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074#P31))
- **Located in:** Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074#P131))
- **Population:** 862,470 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,259 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcsarlahi.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.9500, 85.5500

## Questions

**Where is Sarlahi District located?**  
Sarlahi District is located in Madhesh Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Sarlahi District?**  
The population of Sarlahi District is 862,470 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sarlahi District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarlahi_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सर्लाही जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28074](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28074) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bagmati River at Sarlahi.jpg by Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagmati_River_at_Sarlahi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sarlahi District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bagmati River at Sarlahi.jpg — Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Sarlahi District". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/sarlahi-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.