Baijanath Rural Municipality
Baijanath Rural Municipality वैजनाथ गाउँपालिका | |
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Gaunpalika | |
28°12′13″N 81°37′30″E / 28.203732°N 81.624986°E / 28.203732; 81.624986 | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Lumbini Province |
District | Banke District |
Area | |
• Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 54,987 |
• Rank | 2nd (Nepal) |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Website | http://baijanathmun.gov.np/ |
Baijanath Rural Municipality (Nepali: वैजनाथ गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Banke District in Lumbini Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs[clarification needed] have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Baijanath is one of these 753 local units.[1]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Baijanath Rural Municipality had a population of 54,987. Of these, 60.0% spoke Nepali, 35.5% Tharu, 2.0% Magar, 1.5% Awadhi, 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Doteli and 0.3% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 36.6% were Tharu, 27.3% Chhetri, 9.7% Kami, 7.8% Magar, 5.9% Thakuri, 4.7% Hill Brahmin, 3.1% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.8% Gurung and 3.0% others.
In terms of religion, 94.8% were Hindu, 2.4% Buddhist, 2.3% Christian and 0.5% Muslim.[2]
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