Netrawati Dabjong | |
Official Name: | Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bagmati Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Dhading |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Netrawati Dabjong is a rural municipality in Dhading District of central Nepal.[1] [2] The local body was formed by merging 3 VDCs namely Katunje, Semjong and Marpak. It has a total of five wards.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality had a population of 12,870. Of these, 56.8% spoke Nepali, 41.3% Tamang, 0.8% Ghale, 0.8% Gurung, 0.2% Newar and 0,1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 48.9% were Tamang, 11.5% Chhetri, 8.8% Gurung, 7.4% Newar, 5.9% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Magar, 5.6% Kami, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Ghale, 0.1% Badi and 0.3% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 54.9% were Buddhist, 44.0% Hindu, 1.0% Christian and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 62.4% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write and 35.9% could neither read nor write.[6]
East: Nuwakot District
West: Gangajamuna Gaupalika
North: Ruby Valley Gaupalika
South: Nilkhantha