Kalika, Chitwan

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Kalika municipality
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Kalika municipality
Kalika municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°41′35″N84°34′19″E / 27.693°N 84.572°E / 27.693; 84.572
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Bagmati Province
District Chitwan District
Government
   Mayor Mr.Binod Regmi (विनोद रेग्मी) (CPN-UML)
   Deputy Mayor Mrs.Bimala Tamang (विमला तामाङ) (CPN-UML)
   Executive Officer Mr. Chudamani Sharma Gautam
Population
 (1991)
  Total28,611
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website kalikamun.gov.np

Kalika is a municipality in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. This municipality was established in 2015 AD by merging the existing Jutpani, Padampur, Shaktikhor and Siddhi VDCs. [1] [2]

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Demographics

According to the results of National Census 2078, the total population is 52,164 (females 26,656 and males 25,508) and the number of households is 12,258.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalika Municipality had a population of 44,898. Of these, 60.1% spoke Nepali, 12.3% Chepang, 12.1% Tharu, 10.4% Tamang, 1.3% Magar, 0.8% Maithili, 0.7% Gurung, 0.7% Newar, 0.6% Bote, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.2% Darai, 0.1% Ghale and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.7% were Hill Brahmin, 17.5% Chepang/Praja, 16.1% Tamang, 12.5% Tharu, 9.0% Chhetri, 5.3% Newar, 4.4% Magar, 4.1% Gurung, 3.1% Kami, 2.9% Kumal, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Bote, 0.8% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Darai, 0.3% Sarki, 0.3% Sunuwar, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Sonar and 0.2% others. [4]

In terms of religion, 70.1% were Hindu, 18.1% Buddhist, 9.2% Christian, 0.4% Prakriti, 0.2% Muslim, and 1.9% others. [5]

Ward Profile

Presidents of Wards [6]

Education

Schools

Health care

Kalika Hospital, one and only hospital

Tourism Area

Religious Places

Major Places

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