Khaptad Chhanna Rural Municipality | |
Native Name: | छान्ना गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | छान्ना गाउँपालिका |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Bajhang District |
Government Type: | Local government |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Uttam Bahadur Rokaya |
Leader Title1: | Acting Chief Administrative Officer |
Leader Name1: | Deepak Kumar Rawal |
Area Total Km2: | 113.52 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 15893 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | जातीयता |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +05:45 |
Coordinates: | 29.4548°N 81.198°W |
Blank Name: | Center |
Website: | https://khaptadchhannamun.gov.np/ |
Chhanna (Nepali: छान्ना) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Chhanna has a population of 15893.The land area is 113.52 km2.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality had a population of 15,903. Of these, 81.8% spoke Nepali and 18.2% Bajhangi as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.8% were Chhetri, 13.5% Hill Brahmin, 10.7% Kami, 7.6% Thakuri, 3.3% Sarki, 2.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.0% other Dalit, 0.6% Badi, 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Rajput and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 99.9% were Hindu and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 59.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 38.1% could neither read nor write.[6]