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]
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]