Barbardiya
Barbardiya Municipality
बारबर्दिया | |
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NPT) | |
Website | barbardiyamun |
Barbardiya Municipality (Nepali: बारबर्दिया) is a municipality located in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of Nepal.[1][2]
On 10 March 2017
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Barbadiya Municipality had a population of 68,031. Of these, 73.2% spoke Tharu, 24.7% Nepali, 1.1% Magar, 0.4% Raji, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% Hindi as their first language.[6]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 73.8% were Tharu, 8.3% Chhetri, 5.8% Hill Brahmin, 2.9% Kami, 2.7% Magar, 1.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Thakuri, 0.8% Sarki, 0.4% Raji, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Gurung, 0.2% Musalman, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[7]
In terms of religion, 95.6% were Hindu, 3.1% Christian, 1.0% Buddhist and 0.2% Muslim.[8]
In terms of literacy, 65.4% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 32.6% could neither read nor write.[9]
References
- Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Official website of Barbardiya municipality". Barbardiya municipality. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ NepalMap Language
- ^ NepalMap Caste
- ^ NepalMap Religion
- ^ NepalMap Literacy