Country Nepal District Tanahun District Postal code 33900 | Zone Gandaki Zone Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) Area code 065 | |
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Damauli, today Byas Municipality, is the headquarter of Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of Western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,099 people residing in 3604 individual households. Today the estimated population is above 50,000. Different castes like Magar, Darai, Brahmin, Chhetris, Dura, Gurung live here. Rajamama Kusunda, the only surviving Kusunda who speaks Kusunda language lives in Vyas Municipality.It's one of the well planned towns in Nepal.The beautiful town is growing fast to be one of the major cities in the country. Majority of the population are engaged in some kind of business. It is easily recognizable because it is located on the confluence of two major rivers the Madi and the Seti. Many tourists come here for rafting in the Madi river The Manung hill is another important geographical landmark overlooking the Town.Similarly,it is a birth place of lord ved vyas who is considered as an initiative of teaching in the world
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Map of Damauli, Byas 33900, Nepal
History of Damauli
Damauli is referred as the birthplace Famous Rishi ved Vyas where he was born on the meet of two rivers Seti and Madi, although it is not certain. The place is named after him as vyas.