Belauri Explained

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]

Demographics

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]

References

  1. Web site: 72 new municipalities announced . My Republica.com . 2014-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618191026/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 . 2014-06-18 .
  2. Web site: Government announces 72 new municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 2014-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084717/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html. 2014-10-06. dead.
  3. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 24 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 .
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-72002&geo_ids=local-72002,district-32,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language
  5. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-72002&geo_ids=local-72002,district-32,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  6. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-72002&geo_ids=local-72002,district-32,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  7. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-72002&geo_ids=local-72002,district-32,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy