Masta Rural Municipality | |
Native Name: | मष्टा गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | मष्टा 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 Title1: | Administrative head |
Area Total Km2: | 109.24 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 14951 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | जातीयता |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +05:45 |
Coordinates: | 29.5458°N 81.2917°W |
Blank Name: | Center |
Website: | http://mastamun.gov.np |
Masta (Nepali: मष्टा) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Masta has a population of 14951.The land area is 109.24 km2.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Masta Rural Municipality had a population of 14,951. Of these, 71.2% spoke Nepali and 28.7% Bajhangi as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 77.2% were Chhetri, 10.1% other Dalit, 3.5% Hill Brahmin, 3.1% Sarki, 2.2% Thakuri, 1.9% Kami, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.1% other Terai.[4]
In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.[5]
In terms of literacy, 54.5% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 43.7% could neither read nor write.[6]