Sanphebagar

Coordinates: 29°14′00″N 81°13′05″E / 29.233384°N 81.21809°E / 29.233384; 81.21809
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Sanfebagar
साँफेबगर नगरपालिका
Municipality
UTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitehttp://sanfebagarmun.gov.np

Sanphebagar is a

Siddheswar, Mastamandau, Nawathana, Bhagyeshwar, Ridikot, Chandika.[1][2] It lies on the bank of Budhi Ganga River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 33,788 people living in 6,693 individual households.[3] Sanphebagar is about 25 km north of the district headquarters of Mangalsen
.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sanphebagar Municipality had a population of 34,128. Of these, 89.2% spoke Achhami, 9.0% Nepali, 0.3% Bajureli, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Doteli, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.2% were Chhetri, 17.9% other Dalit, 9.7% Kami, 5.2% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sarki, 0.8% Thakuri, 0.6% Teli, 0.5% Musalman, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.3% others.[5]

In terms of religion, 99.0% were Hindu, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% others.[6]

In terms of literacy, 64.9% could read and write, 3.8% could only read and 31.3% could neither read nor write.[7]

Transportation

Sanphebagar Airport was out of operation since 2005. On 14th Oct, 2018 flights resumed after 13 years from the initiatives of former mayor Kul Bahadur Kunwar.

References

  1. ^ "72 New Municipalities Announced", Republica, 8 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Govt Announces 72 New Municipalities, The Kathmandu Post, 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  5. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  6. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  7. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]