Raksirang Rural Municipality Explained

Raksirang
Native Name:राक्सिराङ
Settlement Type:Village development committee
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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]

Demographics

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]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 9 December 2008 .
  2. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-31009&geo_ids=local-31009,district-41,province-3,country-NP
  3. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-31009&geo_ids=local-31009,district-41,province-3,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-31009&geo_ids=local-31009,district-41,province-3,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-31009&geo_ids=local-31009,district-41,province-3,country-NP