Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality

Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality भिमसेनथापा गाउँपालिका
Nepal Time)
Website	http://bhimsenthapamun.gov.np/

Bhimsen Thapa Municipality (Nepali: भिमसेनथापा गाँउपालिका) is a

have been replaced with Urban Municipality and Rural Municipality. Bhimsen Thapa is one of these 753 local units. It represents - Masel VDC for ward number 1, Tandrang VDC for ward number 2 and 3, Dhawa VDC for ward number 4, Baguwa VDC for ward number 5, Ashrang VDC for ward number 6, and Borlang VDC for ward number 7 and 8. ^[1][2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality had a population of 22,053. Of these, 95.1% spoke Nepali, 2.0% Urdu, 1.2% Newar, 1.0% Tamang, 0.2% Bajjika, 0.2% Gurung and 0.1% Magar as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.2% were Hill Brahmin, 12.3% Newar, 10.6% Sarki, 10.1% Chhetri, 6.1% Magar, 4.5% Kami, 3.4% Brahmu/Baramo, 3.4% Kumal, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Musalman, 1.1% Darai, 1.1% Gurung, 1.0% Tamang, 0.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Gaine and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 95.0% were Hindu, 2.2% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist, 0.6% Christian and 0.2% Prakriti.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 67.5% could both read and write, 3.0% could read but not write and 29.5% could neither read nor write.^[6]

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