MAITHILI

 Maithili is a big community spread over in the districts of southern Nepal and parts of India. Historically they were from the kingdom of Mithila which is still known as Mithila Pradesh as parts of Nepal and India. It is believed that Janakpur zone of Nepal where famous Janaki temple is situated was once the kingdom of King Janak, father of Sita of Ramayan. Maithili community are originally the inhabitants of Mithila.  There are more than two million Maithili people in Nepal comprising 12 percent of the total population. Most of Maithili’s live in the districts of Rautahat,  Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusa,  Sirha , Saptari and Sunsari .Maithili is the name of their language also which is rich in culture and literature.