Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality

Barpak Sulikot is a Rural Municipality in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal.[1] After the merging of 7 village development committee, it's called Barpak Sulikot. [2][3]

Barpak Sulikot
सुलिकोट
Rural Municipality
Barpak Sulikot is located in Gandaki Province
Barpak Sulikot
Barpak Sulikot
Location in Nepal
Barpak Sulikot is located in Nepal
Barpak Sulikot
Barpak Sulikot
Barpak Sulikot (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.14°N 84.72°E / 28.14; 84.72
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki Province
DistrictGorkha District
Area
  Total200.63 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total25,389
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 2011 Nepal census
Time zoneUTC+5:75 (Nepal Time)
Websitebarpaksulikotmun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality had a population of 25,399. Of these, 63.4% spoke Nepali, 22.9% Gurung, 7.8% Ghale, 3.2% Bajjika, 1.0% Magar, 0.9% Tamang, 0.5% Newar, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 39.0% were Gurung, 10.3% Brahmu/Baramo, 9.8% Hill Brahmin, 8.3% Chhetri, 8.1% Ghale, 5.5% Kami, 5.3% Magar, 5.0% Sarki, 3.4% Tamang, 2.5% Newar, 1.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Musalman and 0.2% others.[5]

In terms of religion, 52.0% were Hindu, 42.0% Buddhist, 3.4% Christian, 2.4% Prakriti and 0.1% Muslim.[6]

In terms of literacy, 60.8% could both read and write, 3.0% could read but not write and 36.1% could neither read nor write.[7]

References

  1. "Sulikot".
  2. "गोरखामा ११ वटा स्थानीय तह रहने, वारपाकीको असन्तुष्टि". ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10.
  3. "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-06.
  4. NepalMap Language
  5. NepalMap Caste
  6. NepalMap Religion
  7. NepalMap Literacy


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