Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality Explained

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.

Demographics

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]

Geography

East: Nuwakot District

West: Gangajamuna Gaupalika

North: Ruby Valley Gaupalika

South: Nilkhantha

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 die as landslips sweep houses. kathmandupost.com. English. 2020-01-09.
  2. News: MOFALD List of Gaupalika. 2017-06-02. en.
  3. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-30008&geo_ids=local-30008,district-17,province-3,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-30008&geo_ids=local-30008,district-17,province-3,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-30008&geo_ids=local-30008,district-17,province-3,country-NP
  6. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-30008&geo_ids=local-30008,district-17,province-3,country-NP