Konjyosom Rural Municipality

Konjyosom Municipality कोन्ज्योसोम गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°32′00″N85°21′00″E / 27.5333°N 85.3500°E / 27.5333; 85.3500
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
District	Lalitpur District
Established	March 2017[ citation needed ]
Government
•  Chairperson	Gopi Syangtan (Maoist Centre)
• Vice Chairperson	Mimma Lama
Area
• Total	44.16 km2 (17.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Nepal census)
• Total	9,709
• Density	219.85/km2 (569.4/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Tamang Newar
Website	https://konjyosommun.gov.np/

Konjyosom Rural Municipality is a Rural Municipality in Lalitpur District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established in 2017 by merging the former Village development committees Sankhu, Dalchoki, Chaughare, Nallu and Bhardev.The center of this rural municipality is located at Chaughare. The major ethnic group of this rural municipality are Tamang. The name Konjyosom itself means Gautama Buddha in Tamang language. ^[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Konjyosom Rural Municipality had a population of 9,709. Of these, 75.0% spoke Tamang, 21.5% Nepali, 1.5% Magar, 1.3% Pahari, 0.2% Newar and 0.5% other languages as their first language. ^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 75.8% were Tamang, 13.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.8% Chhetri, 2.3% Magar, 2.2% Newar, 1.4% Pahari, 0.7% Kami, 0.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.6% others. ^[3]

In terms of religion, 63.4% were Buddhist, 34.6% Hindu, 1.8% Christian and 0.1% others. ^[4]

In terms of literacy, 59.0% could read and write, 5.3% could only read and 35.3% could neither read nor write. ^[5]

References

1. "राष्ट्रिय राजनीति र कोन्ज्योसोम". Blogspot Konjyosom. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. NepalMap Language
3. NepalMap Caste
4. NepalMap Religion
5. NepalMap Literacy