Ramechhap, Ramechhap

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Ramechhap Nagarpalika
RAMECHHAP
Motto: 
Shailung
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Ramechhap Nagarpalika
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°20′0″N86°5′0″E / 27.33333°N 86.08333°E / 27.33333; 86.08333
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Zone Janakpur
District Ramechhap District
Government
   Mayor Laba Shree Neupane
   Deputy Mayor Bala Kumari karki
Elevation
1,218 m (3,999 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
28,612
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website www.ramechhapmun.gov.np

Ramechhap Municipality is a municipality in Ramechhap District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former village development committees Old-Ramechhap, Okhreni and Sukajor. [1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 28,612 people living in 6,126 individual households. [2]

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Ramechhap Municipality had a population of 29,469. Of these, 54.1% spoke Nepali, 16.7% Magar, 14.8% Tamang, 10.9% Newar, 1.5% Sunwar, 1.3% Vayu, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Majhi and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.6% were Newar, 21.9% Magar, 18.3% Chhetri, 15.2% Tamang, 3.6% Sunuwar, 3.3% Kami, 2.8% Hill Brahmin, 2.6% Hayu, 2.3% Sarki, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.8% Majhi, 1.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. [4]

In terms of religion, 95.96% were Hindu, 2.2% Buddhist, 1.05% Prakriti, 1.24% Christian and 0.2% others. [5]

In terms of literacy, 62.6% could read and write, 3.2% could only read and 34.0% could neither read nor write. [6]

Transportation

Ramechhap Airport lies in the neighboring municipality of Manthali.

References

  1. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". Nepal Mountain News.
  2. "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.
  3. NepalMap Language
  4. NepalMap Caste
  5. NepalMap Religion
  6. NepalMap Literacy