| Thakurbaba Municipality | |
| Native Name: | ठाकुरबाबा |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 28.45°N 81.31°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bardiya |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 19 September 2015 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (VDC) |
| Established Date1: | Neulapur, Baganaha, Sivapur and Thakurdwara |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (date) |
| Established Date2: | 2017 |
| Seat Type: | Admin HQ. |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Governing Body: | Thakurbaba Municipality Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tilak Ram Lamsal |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Bina Kumari Bhattarai |
| Leader Name2: | |
| Leader Name3: | |
| Area Total Km2: | 104.57 |
| Population Total: | 44361 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major highways |
| Timezone1: | NPT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Thakurbaba (ne|ठाकुरबाबा) (earlier:Babai municipality) is a municipality located in Bardiya District in the Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is one out of six municipalities of Bardiya District. The municipality is surrounded by Bardiya National Park from the east, west and north, and Madhuwan and Barbardiya from the south.[1] [2]
The total area of the municipality is and the total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 44361 individuals. The municipality is divided into a total of 9 wards.[2]
The municipality was established on 19 September 2015, when the government announced 26 more new municipalities.[3] This new municipality was established merging the two then VDCs, e.g. Neulapur and Baganaha and this new municipality was named Babai, later on 10 March 2017 two more VDCs Sivapur and Thakurdwara Incorporated with this municipality and renamed it to Thakurbaba.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thakurbaba Municipality had a population of 45,173. Of these, 58.1% spoke Tharu, 39.2% Nepali, 0.8% Magar, 0.4% Urdu, 0.3% Assamese, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Acchami, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 58.6% were Tharu, 13.7% Hill Brahmin, 13.3% Chhetri, 4.9% Kami, 2.5% Thakuri, 1.9% Magar, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Musalman, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.2% Lohar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Sarki, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 96.1% were Hindu, 2.3% Christian, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.6% Muslim and 0.1% Kirati.[6]
In terms of literacy, 68.0% could read and write, 1.6% could only read and 30.4% could neither read nor write.[7]