Tarakeshwar

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Kathmandu Nepal
काठमाण्डाै माहानगरपालीका
Municipality
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Ward-6 of Tarakeshwor Municipality
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Kathmandu Nepal
Location in Nepal
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Kathmandu Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°47′12″N85°18′11″E / 27.78667°N 85.30306°E / 27.78667; 85.30306
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Province Bagmati
District Kathmandu
EstablishedDecember 2014
Government
 •  Mayor Krishna Hari Maharjan (NC)
 •  Deputy Mayor Srijana Burlakoti (NC)
Area
 • Total
34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Nepal census)
 • Total
151,479
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
 Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website www.tarakeshwormun.gov.np/en

Tarakeshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Dharmasthali, Futung, Goldhunga, Jitpurphedi, Kavresthali, Manmaiju and Sangla. [1] [2] The office of the municipality is that of the former Dharmasthali village development committee.

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Demographics

Tarakeshwor Municipality has a total population of 81,443 according to 2011 Nepal census. [3] Of these, 72.8% spoke Nepali, 11.5% Newar, 10.7% Tamang, 1.2% Gurung, 1.1% Magar, 0.6% Rai, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Maithili, 0.3% Sherpa, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Chantyal, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language. [4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.6% were Hill Brahmin, 23.1% Chhetri, 15.5% Newar, 14.2% Tamang, 3.8% Magar, 2.8% Gurung, 1.9% Rai, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Kami, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Sherpa, 0.4% Tharu, 0.3% Ghale, 0.3% Limbu, 0.3% Musalman, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Chhantyal, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others. [5]

In terms of religion, 83.3% were Hindu, 12.6% Buddhist, 3.3% Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Kirati and 0.1% others. [6]

In terms of literacy, 82.6% could read and write, 1.6% could only read and 15.8% could neither read nor write. [7]

The population of the municipality grew to 151,479 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.7% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 87.8% were literate in 2021. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.
  4. ↑ NepalMap Language
  5. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  6. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  7. ↑ NepalMap Literacy
  8. ↑ "Tarakeshwar (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.


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