Belauri Municipality | |
Other Name: | Shreepur |
Native Name: | बेलौरी नगरपालिका |
Nickname: | Belauri Bazzar |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanchanpur District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Poti Lal Chaudhary (Maoist Center) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Jogram Chaudhary (UML) |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 53,544 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.79°N 80.31°W |
Website: | www.belaurimun.gov.np |
Belauri, The former village development committee was converted into municipality, merging with existing Rampur Bilaspur, Laxmipur and Sreepur village development committee on 18 May 2014.[1] [2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,280 people living in 1877 individual households.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Belauri Municipality had a population of 53,609. Of these, 60.5% spoke Tharu, 15.3% Nepali, 11.8% Doteli, 3.3% Baitadeli, 2.8% Bajhangi, 1.8% Achhami, 1.7% Magar, 0.5% Hindi, 0.4% Bajureli, 0.4% Bote, 0.3% Darchuleli, 0.2% Khash, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Awadhi, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Dailekhi, 0.1% Jumli and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.7% were Tharu, 13.6% Chhetri, 9.7% Hill Brahmin, 5.2% Thakuri, 3.1% Kami, 2.2% Magar, 1.8% other Dalit, 0.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Bote, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Lohar, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 95.7% were Hindu, 3.7% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Baháʼí and 0.1% Prakriti.[6]
In terms of literacy, 70.7% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 27.0% could neither read nor write.[7]