Madi

Madi is a municipality in Chitwan District of Nepal, described as the fifth municipality of the district. It was formed by politically merging four former village development committees, Ayodhyapuri, Kalyanpur, Baghauda and Gardi, running from east to west. Geographically it is a valley that faces north to the Churevabar and is surrounded by the Shomeshowar mountain. The 2011 census of Nepal counted 37,764 people, most of whom spoke Nepali as a first language, with Tharu the next largest language group, and about 88.9 percent were Hindu and 7.0 percent Buddhist. It is known for ancient religious sites: tradition says the Pandavas spent their twelve years of exile there, and a village in western Madi, Pandava Nagar, is named after them.