Thalara Rural Municipality | |
Native Name: | थलारा गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | थलारा गाउँपालिका |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Bajhang District |
Government Type: | Local government |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Prakash Rokaya |
Leader Title1: | Administrative head |
Leader Name1: | Siddaraj Pandit |
Area Total Km2: | 105.51 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 17952 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | जातीयता |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +05:45 |
Coordinates: | 29.4498°N 81.008°W |
Postal Code: | 10509 |
Blank Name: | Center |
Website: | https://thalaramun.gov.np |
Thalara (Nepali: थलारा) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Thalara has a population of 17952.The land area is 105.51 km2.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thalara Rural Municipality had a population of 17,978. Of these, 85.9% spoke Nepali, 14.0% Bajhangi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.5% were Chhetri, 23.1% Hill Brahmin, 14.2% other Dalit, 4.4% Kami, 4.0% Thakuri, 3.6% Sarki, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Badi, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 99.9% were Hindu and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 59.2% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 36.4% could neither read nor write.[6]