Mohanyal Rural Municipality Explained

Mohanyal
Native Name:मोहनयाल
Settlement Type:Gaunpalika
Pushpin Map:Nepal Sudurpashchim 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:Sudurpashchim Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kailali District
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Nawalsingh Rawal (NCP)
Leader Title1:Vice-chairperson
Leader Name1:Puja Buda (CPN (US))
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:3917
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.88°N 80.89°W

Mohanyal is a former village development committee that is now a rural municipality in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3917 living in 614 individual households.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mohanyal Rural Municipality had a population of 22,053. Of these, 74.5% spoke Nepali, 14.8% Magar, 4.8% Achhami, 1.9% Doteli, 1.6% Kham, 1.1% Dailekhi, 0.5% Raji, 0.3% Jumli, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.8% were Magar, 24.9% Chhetri, 16.7% Kami, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Thakuri, 4.1% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Sarki, 1.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.2% other Dalit, 0.6% Raji, 0.5% Tharu, 0.4% Badi, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Lohar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Dom, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 80.0% were Hindu, 17.3% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian, 0.9% Prakriti and 0.4% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 58.8% could read and write, 3.0% could only read and 38.1% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

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  2. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-71012&geo_ids=local-71012,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  3. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-71012&geo_ids=local-71012,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-71012&geo_ids=local-71012,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-71012&geo_ids=local-71012,district-30,province-7,country-NP

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