Coordinates: 29°30′59″N 80°50′07″E / 29.5164°N 80.8352°E / 29.5164; 80.8352

Bitthadchir Rural Municipality

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Bitthadchir Rural Municipality
बित्थडचिर गाउँपालिका
Bitthadchir Rural Municipality is located in Nepal
Bitthadchir Rural Municipality
Bitthadchir Rural Municipality
बित्थडचिर गाउँपालिका
Coordinates: 29°30′59″N 80°50′07″E / 29.5164°N 80.8352°E / 29.5164; 80.8352
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictBajhang District
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • ChairpersonAmmar Singh Mahar
 • IT Head (Information Officer)Santosh Joshi
Area
 • Total86.15 km2 (33.26 sq mi)
Population
 • Total17,154
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Websitehttp://bitthadchirmun.gov.np

Bitthadchir (Nepali: बित्थडचिर ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Bitthadchir has a population of 17154.The land area is 86.15 km2.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bitthadchir Rural Municipality had a population of 18,072. Of these, 95.0% spoke Nepali and 5.0% Doteli as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 75.2% were Chhetri, 11.7% Kami, 6.8% Hill Brahmin, 2.7% other Dalit, 1.4% Damai/Dholi, 1.0% Thakuri, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.[5]

In terms of literacy, 54.5% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 41.2% could neither read nor write.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  4. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  5. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  6. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]