Laligurans Municipality
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Laligurans Municipality had a population of 17,000. Of these, 51.4% spoke Nepali, 29.8% Limbu, 6.1% Magar, 4.3% Gurung, 3.0% Rai, 1.9% Tamang, 1.4% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.3% Maithili, 0.3% Yakkha, 0.1% Hindi and 0.3% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.4% were Limbu, 29.7% Chhetri, 7.7% Gurung, 6.4% Hill Brahmin, 6.4% Magar, 3.8% Rai, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Newar, 2.2% Tamang, 2.0% Kami, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.6% Sarki, 0.5% Badi, 0.5% Yakkha, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Tharu and 0.5% others.
In terms of religion, 50.7% were Hindu, 30.6% Kirati, 16.8% Buddhist and 1.8% Christian.
In terms of literacy, 75.7% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 22.3% could neither read nor write.
Tourism
Basantpur is a major tourist place to watch mountains and interesting place surrounding it. Rich Limbu culture attract tourist to reside there. Lasune is one of the most important attractive place for internal and external tourism. Lasune Bazar, Lasun Stamba, Tea Garden, Patle Pokhari, Kala Pani, Tinjure Hill, Rat Pokhari, Kesari Taar, Dhap Taar etc. are naturally beautiful places .
References
- ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
- ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Govt adds 26 municipalities, 1 sub metropolis". Setopati. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- ^ "Basantpur Tour". Mount Kailash.
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