# Sitapaila

_Human settlement in Nepal_

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

> Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,156 and had 1,008 households in it.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3422922#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3422922#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7152, 85.2765

## Questions

**Where is Sitapaila located?**  
Sitapaila is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sitapaila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitapaila) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सीतापाइला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3422922](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3422922) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

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