Kalika, Chitwan Explained

Kalika municipality
Native Name:कालिका tempol [का.न.पा.]
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Nepal Bagmati Province#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:Bagmati Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chitwan District
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mr.Binod Regmi (विनोद रेग्मी) (CPN-UML)
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Mrs.Bimala Tamang (विमला तामाङ) (CPN-UML)
Leader Title2:Executive Officer
Leader Name2:Mr. Chudamani Sharma Gautam
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:28,611
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.693°N 84.572°W
Website:kalikamun.gov.np

Kalika is a municipality in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. This municipality was established in 2015 AD by merging the existing Jutpani, Padampur, Shaktikhor and Siddhi VDCs.[1] [2]

Demographics

According to the results of National Census 2078, the total population is 52,164 (females 26,656 and males 25,508) and the number of households is 12,258.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalika Municipality had a population of 44,898. Of these, 60.1% spoke Nepali, 12.3% Chepang, 12.1% Tharu, 10.4% Tamang, 1.3% Magar, 0.8% Maithili, 0.7% Gurung, 0.7% Newar, 0.6% Bote, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.2% Darai, 0.1% Ghale and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.7% were Hill Brahmin, 17.5% Chepang/Praja, 16.1% Tamang, 12.5% Tharu, 9.0% Chhetri, 5.3% Newar, 4.4% Magar, 4.1% Gurung, 3.1% Kami, 2.9% Kumal, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Bote, 0.8% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Darai, 0.3% Sarki, 0.3% Sunuwar, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Sonar and 0.2% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 70.1% were Hindu, 18.1% Buddhist, 9.2% Christian, 0.4% Prakriti, 0.2% Muslim, and 1.9% others.[5]

Ward Profile

Presidents of Wards[6]

Education

Schools

Health care

Kalika Hospital, one and only hospital

Tourism Area

Religious Places

Major Places

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalika (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 18 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Voting re-scheduled in Kalika municipality-11 in Chitwan . The Himalayan Times . 18 May 2019 . 11 May 2017.
  3. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-35003&geo_ids=local-35003,district-12,province-3,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-35003&geo_ids=local-35003,district-12,province-3,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-35003&geo_ids=local-35003,district-12,province-3,country-NP
  6. Web site: Kalika Municipality - Election 2079 | Results and Updates | Local Election of Nepal 2079 - Chitwan, Bagmati Pradesh | Ekantipur Election. election.ekantipur.com.