Bansgadhi

Bansgadhi (Nepali: बाँसगढी) is a municipality in the Bardiya District in southwestern Nepal.

Bansgadhi
बाँसगढी
Municipality
Bansgadhi is located in Lumbini Province
Bansgadhi
Bansgadhi
Location in Lumbini Province
Bansgadhi is located in Nepal
Bansgadhi
Bansgadhi
Bansgadhi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.242954°N 81.518438°E / 28.242954; 81.518438
CountryNepal
DistrictBardiya
Government
 • MayorShalikram Adhikari (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorSushma Chaudhary (NCP)
Area
 • Total206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Websitebansgadhimun.gov.np

Bansgadhi was established on 2 December 2014.[1] The city covers 206 square kilometers[2] and is located in Terai, 20 kilometers north of Nepalganj. The highway Mahendra Rajmarg runs through Bansgadhi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bansgadhi Municipality had a population of 55,875. Of these, 50.0% spoke Nepali, 46.1% Tharu, 1.5% Awadhi, 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.6% were Tharu, 18.1% Chhetri, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.0% Kami, 4.8% Thakuri, 3.5% Magar, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Yadav, 1.2% Musalman, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Gurung, 0.4% Sarki, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Rajbanshi, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Chepang/Praja, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 96.5% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 1.2% Muslim and 0.6% Buddhist.[5]

In terms of literacy, 66.4% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 31.2% could neither read nor write.[6]

References
  1. Shrestha, Hari Kumar. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". Nepal Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. NepalMap Language
  4. NepalMap Caste
  5. NepalMap Religion
  6. NepalMap Literacy


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