Raksirang Rural Municipality
Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343.[1]
Raksirang
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![]() ![]() Raksirang Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 27.59°N 84.86°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bagmati Province |
District | Makwanpur District |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 6,343 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Website | http://raksirangmun.gov.np |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Raksirang Rural Municipality had a population of 26,192. Of these, 50.4% spoke Tamang, 36.0% Chepang, 11.6% Nepali, 1.5% Magar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 50.5% were Tamang, 37.4% Chepang/Praja, 3.9% Chhetri, 2.5% Kami, 1.8% Thakuri, 1.7% Magar, 0.7% Newar, 0.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Hill Brahmin, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 47.4% were Buddhist, 25.0% Hindu, 23.9% Christian, 3.6% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of literacy, 54.1% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 42.1% could neither read nor write.[5]
References
- "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- NepalMap Language
- NepalMap Caste
- NepalMap Religion
- NepalMap Literacy