PHYSICAL FEATURES OF NEPAL

 TERAI REGION 

          The  Terai  region  is  in  the  southern  part  of  the  country.  The  Terai  being  an  extension  of  the  Gangetic  plains  of  India,  forms  a  low  land.  It stretches from Mechi   to Mahakali.  It  covers  about  17%  of  the  total  land  of  the  country.  According  to  2001 AD  it  covers  about  49%  of  the  population  of  the  country  and  it  is  an  increasing  rate.  The land topography of this region is plain.  The climate of this region is warm and humid. 

PHYSICAL ASPECT:

The plain part of southern region of Nepal is Terai.  20 districts of Nepal come under this region.  Jhapa, Dhanusa, Nawalparasi, Dang are some  districts.  It’s  breadth  is  20  to  30  kilometers  and  it  is  formed  of  fertile  and  fine  soil.  The  rivers  flowing  from  the  north  to  the  south  bring  sand  pebbles stones  and  make  the  soil  fertile.  There  are many  longitudinal  valley sand  the  Terai  region  can  be  sub-divided  into  three  regions  Inner  Terai,  Bhabar  Terai  and  Main  Terai.

BIOLOGICAL ASPECT:

                The structures of ecosystem of this region are different. So there are different kinds of animals, birds, vegetation and other living organism. The lion, elephant, leopard, musk deer are found in the forest .The king vulture, dove, cuckoo, peacock and various birds are found here. The trees and plants of tropical and sub-tropical climate like Sal tree, bamboo, papal, Katus etc. Mostly the cultivation is done in the southern part of Terai. The cultivation such as paddy, maize, sugarcane is done. The farmers can conduct several agricultural activities for their development of the country.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECT:

        As the climate of this region is warm and humid there is alluvial soil. This region is also called house of food grains as there are small and large scale industries. The main occupation of people living in this region can be taken as agriculture, trade and service. There are thick and thin settlement in some places. There are also big towns in the place like Biratnagar, Mahendranagar, Siddharthanagar. There is also migration from hilly to the terai due to the different facilities available here. By the census report of 2058 B.S, 48.43% live here. The people sustain their life by involving them in animal husbandry, fish farming occupation.