Shantinagar Rural Municipality Explained

Shantinagar
Native Name:शान्तिनगर
Settlement Type: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 Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lumbini Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dang District
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:8854
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.19°N 82.23°W

Shantinagar is a town and a Rural municipality in Dang District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8,854.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Shantinagar Rural Municipality had a population of 25,203. Of these, 81.0% spoke Nepali, 16.9% Tharu, 2.0% Magar, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 43.3% were Chhetri, 17.6% Tharu, 13.4% Magar, 10.0% Kami, 7.2% Hill Brahmin, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Thakuri, 0.8% Musalman, 0.8% Sarki, 0.6% other Dalit, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Chhantyal, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 96.8% were Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.0% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 66.6% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 31.5% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 21 September 2008.
  2. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-56009&geo_ids=local-56009,district-15,province-5,country-NP
  3. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-56009&geo_ids=local-56009,district-15,province-5,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-56009&geo_ids=local-56009,district-15,province-5,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-56009&geo_ids=local-56009,district-15,province-5,country-NP

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