Siddhicharan Municipality | |
Native Name: | सिद्धिचरण नगरपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Siddhicharan in map of Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Okhaldhunga District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | तेजन खनाल |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | केदारबाबु बस्नेत |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.3167°N 116°W |
Postal Code: | +977 |
Website: | official website |
Siddhicharan is a municipality and the district headquarter of Okhaldhunga District in Province No. 1 of Nepal that was established in May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Andheri, Thulachhap, Jyamire, Salleri, Rumjatar and Okhaldhunga.[1] [2] It is named after the Nepali poet Siddhicharan Shrestha.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siddhicharan Municipality had a population of 28,844. Of these, 65.5% spoke Nepali, 10.5% Sherpa, 7.7% Magar, 6.5% Bahing, 3.3% Tamang, 2.1% Rai, 0.9% Gurung, 0.7% Maithili, 0.6% Bhujel and 2.2% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.8% were Chhetri, 14.0% Hill Brahmin, 13.3% Magar, 11.3% Sherpa, 8.6% Newar, 5.1% Rai, 5.0% Gurung, 4.3% Kami, 3.8% Tamang and 16.8% others.
In terms of religion, 72.8% were Hindu, 19.0% Buddhist, 7.1% Kirati, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.[4]
Rumjatar Airport lies in Old-Rumjatar offering flights to Lukla and Kathmandu.[5]