Siddhicharan Municipality

Siddhicharan Municipality सिद्धिचरण नगरपालिका
Municipality
Okhaldhunga Bajaar Entrance Hill within Siddhicharan Municipality (2018)
Siddhicharan Municipality Location of Siddhicharan in map of Province No. 1 Show map of Koshi Province Siddhicharan Municipality Siddhicharan Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°19′N86°30′E / 27.317°N 86.500°E / 27.317; 86.500
Country	Nepal
District	Okhaldhunga District
Government
•  Mayor	तेजन खनाल
•  Deputy Mayor	केदारबाबु बस्नेत
Area
• Total	167.88 km2 (64.82 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	official website

Siddhicharan is a municipality and the district headquarter of Okhaldhunga District in Province No. 1 of Nepal that was established in May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Andheri, Thulachhap, Jyamire, Salleri, Rumjatar and Okhaldhunga. ^{[1] [2]} It is named after the Nepali poet Siddhicharan Shrestha. ^[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siddhicharan Municipality had a population of 28,844. Of these, 65.5% spoke Nepali, 10.5% Sherpa, 7.7% Magar, 6.5% Bahing, 3.3% Tamang, 2.1% Rai, 0.9% Gurung, 0.7% Maithili, 0.6% Bhujel and 2.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.8% were Chhetri, 14.0% Hill Brahmin, 13.3% Magar, 11.3% Sherpa, 8.6% Newar, 5.1% Rai, 5.0% Gurung, 4.3% Kami, 3.8% Tamang and 16.8% others.

In terms of religion, 72.8% were Hindu, 19.0% Buddhist, 7.1% Kirati, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others. ^[4]

Transportation

Rumjatar Airport lies in Old-Rumjatar offering flights to Lukla and Kathmandu. ^[5]

References

1. 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post
3. "Brief Introduction". Siddhicharan Municipality. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
4. NepalMap Demographics
5. "Rumjatar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Okhaldhunga District