| Sukhlaphanta Municipality | |
| Native Name: | शुक्लाफाटा नगरपालिका |
| Nickname: | sunapa |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Regions |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kanchanpur District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Rana Bahadur Mahara (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Kalpana Joshi Panta (NC) |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Note: | 2011 Nepal census |
| Population Total: | 47,360 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 28.9572°N 80.2881°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jhalari-Pipaladi |
| Area Code: | +977-099 |
| Website: | http://shuklaphantamun.gov.np |
Shuklaphanta is a municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging two existing villages—Jhalari and Pipaladi—on 18 May 2014.[2] [3] The office of the municipality is that of the former Jhalari village development committee.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Shuklaphanta Rural Municipality had a population of 47,360. Of these, 61.7% spoke Doteli, 24.5% Tharu, 4.9% Baitadeli, 3.3% Achhami, 2.4% Nepali, 1.2% Magar, 0.5% Bajhangi, 0.5% Darchuleli, 0.3% Bajureli, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Sign language, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Surel and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 38.7% were Chhetri, 24.6% Tharu, 18.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Kami, 4.0% other Dalit, 2.8% Thakuri, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Magar, 1.3% Sarki, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Lohar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rajput, 0.1% Tamang, and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 98.1% were Hindu, 1.0% Christian, 0.7% Prakriti, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Muslim.[6]
In terms of literacy, 68.5% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 29.1% could neither read nor write.[7]