Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality (Gaunpalika) in Gandaki, Nepal

Gaunpalika in Gandaki, Nepal

Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality भिमसेनथापा गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
28°2′N 84°43′E / 28.033°N 84.717°E / 28.033; 84.717
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Gorkha District
Area
• Total	101.35 km² (39.13 sq mi)
Population
• Total	22,033
• Density	220/km² (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://bhimsenthapamun.gov.np/

Bhimsen Thapa Municipality (Nepali: भिमसेनथापा गाँउपालिका) is a Rural Municipality aka Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with Urban Municipality and Rural Municipality. Bhimsen Thapa is one of these 753 local units. It represents - Masel VDC for ward number 1, Tandrang VDC for ward number 2 and 3, Dhawa VDC for ward number 4, Baguwa VDC for ward number 5, Ashrang VDC for ward number 6, and Borlang VDC for ward number 7 and 8. ^[1]^[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality had a population of 22,053. Of these, 95.1% spoke Nepali, 2.0% Urdu, 1.2% Newar, 1.0% Tamang, 0.2% Bajjika, 0.2% Gurung and 0.1% Magar as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.2% were Hill Brahmin, 12.3% Newar, 10.6% Sarki, 10.1% Chhetri, 6.1% Magar, 4.5% Kami, 3.4% Brahmu/Baramo, 3.4% Kumal, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Musalman, 1.1% Darai, 1.1% Gurung, 1.0% Tamang, 0.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Gaine and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 95.0% were Hindu, 2.2% Muslim, 1.9% Buddhist, 0.6% Christian and 0.2% Prakriti.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 67.5% could both read and write, 3.0% could read but not write and 29.5% could neither read nor write.^[6]

References

^ "भिमसेनथापा गाउँपालिका,गाउँ कार्यपालिकाकाे कार्यालय | खान्चोक-गाेरखा, गण्डकी प्रदेश "जनसहभागीतासहितको दीगो आर्थिक बिकास शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, कृषि र पर्यटकीय समृद्धि हाम्रो निकास "". bhimsenthapamun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^ Collegenp. "BhimsenThapa Rural Municipality, Gorkha". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
^ "Grid View: Table LANGUAGE - NepalMap". nepalmap.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "Grid View: Table CASTE - NepalMap". nepalmap.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "Grid View: Table RELIGION - NepalMap". nepalmap.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
^ "Grid View: Table LITERACY_SEX - NepalMap". nepalmap.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.