Laljhadi Rural Municipality
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Laljhadi Rural Municipality had a population of 22,569. Of these, 76.7% spoke Tharu, 12.0% Doteli, 3.4% Magar, 2.7% Baitadeli, 2.0% Nepali, 1.5% Darchuleli, 0.8% Bajhangi, 0.2% Achhami, 0.1% Bajureli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili and 0.2% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 77.0% were Tharu, 9.7% Chhetri, 3.5% Magar, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.3% other Dalit, 1.0% Kami, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.5% Sarki, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Lohar and 0.2% others.
In terms of religion, 92.5% were Hindu, 6.3% Christian, 0.6% Prakriti, 0.4% Baháʼí and 0.1% others.
In terms of literacy, 61.7% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 35.7% could neither read nor write.
References
- ^ "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ NepalMap Language
- ^ NepalMap Caste
- ^ NepalMap Religion
- ^ NepalMap Literacy