The Terai occurs in the southern part of Nepal and cover about 15% of the total ares of te country. Here the density of population is very high due to the ease of transport and communication suitability for settlement and easier agriculture pratices. The soil is alluvial and the climate is hot. The hot and humid climate is suitable for the cultivation of various tropical crops. Paddy is the main crops whereas sugarcane, jute, tobacco are the other cash crops. The land and climate are favourable for vegetable farming. Terai is the main supplier of vegetables to the hills of Nepal. Therefore, agriculture is the main activity of the people and the majority of the people live in villages.
The clothes they wear may also be attributed to the climate factors. The male wear 'dhoti' and loose 'kurta' which are comfortable in hot and humid climate, whereas the female wear cotton sari and blouse. Majority of the houses in the terai villages are made up of mud and thatch that keep the temperature low inside the room. Some of the houses are also made up of bamboos and wood. Some houses are built a little higher above the surface on a wooden supporting platform so that water logging may not affect the living rooms. Such types of houses are called 'stilt houses'. The people lives in a large villages and the house are generally-clustered together.
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