Punarbas

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Punarwas
पुनर्वास
Municipality
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  Punarbas municipality in Kanchanpur district
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Punarwas
Location in Nepal
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Punarwas
Punarwas (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°45′N80°20′E / 28.75°N 80.33°E / 28.75; 80.33
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Province Sudurpashchim
District Kanchanpur
Government
 •  Mayor Toya Prashad Sharma (Nepali Congress)
 •  Deputy Mayor Bhuliya Kumari Rana (Nepali Congress)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,996
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website www.punarbasmun.gov.np

Punarwas is a Municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. The new Municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing 3 Village Development Committees i.e. Parasan, Tribhuwanbasti and Kalika. [1] [2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 43,996 people living in Punarwas.

Demographics

During the 2011 Nepal census, Punarbas Municipality had a population of 53,672. Of these, 34.0% spoke Nepali, 22.8% Doteli, 19.1% Tharu, 10.9% Tamang, 3.3% Bajureli, 2.1% Bajhangi, 1.8% Magar, 1.7% Achhami, 1.2% Dailekhi, 1.0% Baitadeli, 0.7% Gurung, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Hindi, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Majhi and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.3% were Chhetri, 19.3% Tharu, 14.1% Kami, 11.5% Tamang, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Thakuri, 3.1% Magar, 2.9% other Dalit, 2.9% Sarki, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Gurung, 0.7% Newar, 0.5% Lohar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others. [4]

In terms of religion, 84.1% were Hindu, 9.5% Christian, 6.0% Buddhist, 0.2% Prakriti, 0.1% Baháʼí and 0.1% Muslim. [5]

In terms of literacy, 68.0% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 29.6% could neither read nor write. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ NepalMap Language
  4. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  5. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  6. ↑ NepalMap Literacy


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