Chaurjahari | |
Other Name: | Chaurjahari,Rukum |
Native Name: | चौरजहारी[1] |
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: | Karnali Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Western Rukum District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pushpa Badi (NCP) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Ishwori Kumari Sharma B.M (NCP) |
Area Total Km2: | 107.38 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 27,438 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 28.6549°N 82.1992°W |
Website: | http://chaurjaharimun.gov.np |
Chaurjahari is a Municipality in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees Bijayaswori and Kotjahari.[2] It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chaurjahari Municipality had a population of 27,583. Of those, 99.0% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.7% were Chhetri, 15.0% Kami, 14.2% Magar, 10.0% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Thakuri, 3.8% Sarki, 2.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.0% Badi, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 97.5% were Hindu, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.5% Christian and 0.2% Muslim.[5]
In terms of literacy, 65.5% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 31.9% could neither read nor write.[6]
Chaurjahari Airport lies in Old-Bijayashwari.[7]