Raksirang | |
Native Name: | राक्सिराङ |
Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | 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: | Bagmati Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Makwanpur District |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 6343 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.59°N 84.86°W |
Website: | http://raksirangmun.gov.np |
Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Raksirang Rural Municipality had a population of 26,192. Of these, 50.4% spoke Tamang, 36.0% Chepang, 11.6% Nepali, 1.5% Magar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 50.5% were Tamang, 37.4% Chepang/Praja, 3.9% Chhetri, 2.5% Kami, 1.8% Thakuri, 1.7% Magar, 0.7% Newar, 0.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Hill Brahmin, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 47.4% were Buddhist, 25.0% Hindu, 23.9% Christian, 3.6% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of literacy, 54.1% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 42.1% could neither read nor write.[5]