Bihadi Rural Municipality
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Bahaki Thanti, Bachchha, Barachaur, Ranipani, Urampokhara and Saligram VDCs were merged to form Bihadi Rural Municipality. Bihadi is divided into 6 wards, with Bahaki Thanti declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bihadi Rural Municipality had a population of 13,409. Of these, 90.0% spoke Nepali, 6.3% Magar, 3.3% Gurung, 0.3% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.3% were Hill Brahmin, 10.4% Chhetri, 10.4% Magar, 9.7% Sarki, 6.7% Kami, 5.7% Damai/Dholi, 3.6% Gurung, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami 2.7% Newar and 5.2% others.
In terms of religion, 90.8% were Hindu, 8.8% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Christian and 0.1% others.
References
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ NepalMap Demographics
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