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]
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]