Khairahani

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Khairahani Municipality
खैरहनी नगरपालिका [खै.न.पा.]
Municipality
Khairahani Municipality
Nickname: 
Khairahani
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Khairahani Municipality
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Khairahani Municipality
Khairahani Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°34′16″N84°34′16″E / 27.571°N 84.571°E / 27.571; 84.571
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Province Bagmati
District Chitwan
Government
 •  Mayor Sashi Kumar Khaniya (NC)
 •  Deputy Mayor Kabita Upreti (कविता उप्रेती) (CPN-UML)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total13,629
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code 056
Website www.khairhanimun.gov.np

Khairahani is a municipality in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 8 May 2014 by merging the existing Khairahani, Kumroj and Chainpur VDCs. [1] [2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,629 people living in 2262 households. [3]

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khairahani Municipality had a population of 56,925. Of these, 60.2% spoke Nepali, 25.8% Tharu, 4.9% Darai, 2.7% Tamang, 2.1% Bhojpuri, 1.0% Magar, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Gurung, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Hindi, 0.3% Chepang, 0.2% Bote, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 27.1% were Tharu, 25.7% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Chhetri, 5.2% Darai, 4.3% Magar, 4.3% Tamang, 4.0% Newar, 3.0% Kami, 2.8% Gurung, 1.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Musalman, 0.6% Kanu, 0.5% Bote, 0.5% Chepang/Praja, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Gaine, 0.3% Kumal, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Musahar, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Teli, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Mallaha, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.1% others. [5]

In terms of religion, 89.7% were Hindu, 6.1% Buddhist, 2.5% Christian, 1.2% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.4% others. [6]

Ward Profile

Presidents of Wards [7]

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  3. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ↑ NepalMap Language
  5. ↑ NepalMap caste
  6. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  7. ↑ https://khairahanimun.gov.np/sites/khairahanimun.gov.np/files/documents/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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