Jayaprithvi

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Jayaprithvi Municipality
जयपृथ्वी नगरपालिका
Chainpur
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Jayaprithvi Municipality
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Jayaprithvi Municipality
Jayaprithvi Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29°33′N81°12′E / 29.550°N 81.200°E / 29.550; 81.200
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Sudurpashchim Province
District Bajhang District
Government
   Mayor Chet Raj Bajal
   Deputy Mayor Ratan Bahadur Singh
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
10500
Area code 092
Website jayaprithvimun.gov.np

Jayaprithvi (ancient name Chainpur [ citation needed ]) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Bajhang District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Rithapata, Chainpur, Hemantabada, Luyanta and Subeda. [1] [2] It lies on the bank of Seti River.

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jayaprithvi Municipality had a population of 22,553. Of these, 75.7% spoke Nepali, 23.7% Bajhangi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language. [3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.6% were Chhetri, 22.4% Hill Brahmin, 15.1% Thakuri, 6.8% other Dalit, 5.6% Kami, 3.9% Sarki, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Tamang, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Newar, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others. [4]

In terms of religion, 99.3% were Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian. [5]

In terms of literacy, 63.0% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 34.1% could neither read or write. [6]

Transportation

Bajhang Airport lies in Old-Rithapata. [7]

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