Palungtar

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Palungtar
पालुङटार
Municipality
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Palungtar
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Palungtar
Palungtar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°03′N84°30′E / 28.05°N 84.50°E / 28.05; 84.50
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Gandaki Province
District Gorkha District
Government
 •  Mayor Bibas Chintan (NCP)
 •  Deputy Mayor Bandana Pandey (NCP)
Population
 (2011 Nepal census) [1]
 • Total38,174
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code 064
Website palungtarmun.gov.np

Palungtar is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, central Nepal. It is made up of the seven former Village Development Committees Aanppipal, Chyangli, Dhuwakot, Gaikhur, Khoplang, Mirkot and Palumtar.[ citation needed ] It lies on the bank of Marshyangdi River. The Government of Nepal plans to make Palungtar the country's first Smart City. [2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 38,174 people living in 9,924 individual households. [3]

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Palungtar Municipality had a population of 38,244. Of these, 89.9% spoke Nepali, 4.8% Tamang, 1.5% Magar, 1.3% Gurung, 1.1% Newar, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.5% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 16.3% were Chhetri, 13.4% Hill Brahmin, 10.3% Kumal, 10.2% Sarki, 9.0% Newar, 8.5% Magar, 7.6% Tamang, 6.7% Kami, 5.0% Gurung, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.8% Musalman, 0.6% Thakuri, 0.5% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.2% Gaine, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Kamar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others. [5]

In terms of religion, 86.3% were Hindu, 7.0% Buddhist, 5.8% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others. [6]

In terms of literacy, 69.2% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 28.7% could neither read nor write. [7]

Transportation

Palungtar Airport is an out-of-service airport that lies in Palungtar. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Election Commission Nepal
  2. ↑ "Smart cities: New generation". The Himalayan Times. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ NepalMap Language
  5. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  6. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  7. ↑ NepalMap Literacy
  8. ↑ "Palungtar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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