Budhinanda

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Budhinanda Municipality
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Budhinanda Municipality
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°30′18″N81°40′08″E / 29.505°N 81.669°E / 29.505; 81.669
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Sudurpashchim
District Bajura
Municipality Budhinanda
No. of wards10
Government
 • MayorJanak Kumar Bohara
 • Deputy MayorRam Badhur Bohara
Area
 • Total
232.48 km2 (89.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017/18)
 • Total
18,776
 • Religion
 Hindu
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
10600
Website budhinandamun.gov.np

Budhinanda Municipality (Nepali: बुढीनन्दा नगरपालिका) is the newly formed municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. [1] It was formed in March 2017 in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015 as per the requirement of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The name of this municipality is originated after the name of temple and pound Budhinanda.

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History

It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Kolti, Kotila, Pandusain, ward no. 8 & 9 of Baddhu VDC and ward no. 9 of Jagannath VDC. [2]

Budhinanda municipality has an area of 232.48 square kilometres (89.76 sq mi) and the population of this municipality is 18,363. It is the second biggest municipality in terms of population and area of Bajura District. It is divided into 10 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Kolti. It is only municipality in Bajura which has an airport.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Budhinanda Municipality had a population of 18,883. Of these, 98.5% spoke Nepali, 1.4% Sherpa and 0.2% other languages as their first language. [3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 52.5% were Chhetri, 9.6% Kami, 8.7% Lohar, 6.8% Hill Brahmin, 4.8% Thakuri, 4.8% Damai/Dholi, 4.5% Bhote, 3.3% Sarki, 2.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% other Dalit, 0.5% Mallaha, 0.5% Musalman, 0.3% Badi, 0.1% Newar and 0.3% others. [4]

In terms of religion, 94.9% were Hindu, 4.5% Buddhist and 0.5% Muslim [5]

In terms of literacy, 54.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 43.0% could neither read nor write. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "स्थानिय तह".
  2. ↑ "जिल्लाः ताप्लेजुङ" [District: Taplejung](PDF).
  3. ↑ Nepal Map Demographics
  4. ↑ NepalMap Demographics
  5. ↑ NepalMap Demographics
  6. ↑ NepalMap Literacy
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