Jante
जाते
Letang municipality ward 8 and 9
Jante is located in Nepal
Jante
Jante
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°44′N 87°34′E / 26.74°N 87.56°E / 26.74; 87.56
Country   Nepal
ZoneKoshi Zone
DistrictMorang District
Population
 (1991)
  Total5,622
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code021

Jante (Listen) was a village development committee in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal.Now It is Letang Municipality ward no.8,9 At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5622 people living in 1010 individual households. It contains various communities like Limbu, Rai, Brahmin, Chettri, Magar and Newar.It contains many temples, Monasteries and churchs. This [prev.village development committee] Topography [Letang Municipality ward no 8,9]is connected by the Jante-Pathari and Jante-Letang highways.

Religious fare

Jante is known for its high-spirited festival celebrations.InChasokTangnam,people play Ancient Instrument Dholl along with singing Hakpare,Palam khyali And so on . They fully enjoyed with Diverse Ethnic music as well .InUdhauli Uvauli,People pray for the Nature and Universe, new crops etc .In [lhosar , Buddha Jayanti]],So many people Gathered at Monastery to pray and celebrate Birthday of the Lord Buddha .Holi Festival of colors ,Christmas, . In Dashain, Nepal's biggest festival, large number of people celebrate with joy de vivre . And The Tihar, festival of lights, when the residents line their homes with diyo (an earthen oil lamp), candles and decorative electrical lamps during the Three days of celebration.Nowadays New Year is gradually beacoming a festival that is heavily celebrated in Jante. hundreds of people gathered to have Fun and sharing Their Happy Moments In the Live concerts as well as Dj & R&B Culture

Education

The teaching medium of education is English in all the private schools, whereas Nepali is the medium of instruction in government schools up to secondary level. There is also one Christian primary boarding school run by the Christian community.[1]

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.


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