Konjyosom Rural Municipality Explained

Official Name:Konjyosom Municipality
Native Name:कोन्ज्योसोम गाउँपालिका
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality
Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map:Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Coordinates:27.5333°N 85.35°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Bagmati Province
Subdivision Name2:Lalitpur District
Established Title3:Established
Established Date3:March 2017
Leader Party:Maoist Centre
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Gopi Syangtan
Leader Title1:Vice Chairperson
Leader Name1:Mimma Lama
Area Total Km2:44.16
Population Total:9,709
Population As Of:2011 Nepal census
Population Density Km2:219.85
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Tamang, Newar
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Website:https://konjyosommun.gov.np/

Konjyosom Rural Municipality is a Rural Municipality in Lalitpur District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established in 2017 by merging the former Village development committees Sankhu, Dalchoki, Chaughare, Nallu and Bhardev.The center of this rural municipality is located at Chaughare. The major ethnic group of this rural municipality are Tamang. The name Konjyosom itself means Gautama Buddha in Tamang language.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Konjyosom Rural Municipality had a population of 9,709. Of these, 75.0% spoke Tamang, 21.5% Nepali, 1.5% Magar, 1.3% Pahari, 0.2% Newar and 0.5% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 75.8% were Tamang, 13.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.8% Chhetri, 2.3% Magar, 2.2% Newar, 1.4% Pahari, 0.7% Kami, 0.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.6% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 63.4% were Buddhist, 34.6% Hindu, 1.8% Christian and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 59.0% could read and write, 5.3% could only read and 35.3% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

  1. Web site: राष्ट्रिय राजनीति र कोन्ज्योसोम. Blogspot Konjyosom. 25 September 2017.
  2. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-25003&geo_ids=local-25003,district-38,province-3,country-NP
  3. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-25003&geo_ids=local-25003,district-38,province-3,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-25003&geo_ids=local-25003,district-38,province-3,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-25003&geo_ids=local-25003,district-38,province-3,country-NP