Coordinates: 29°32′45″N 81°17′30″E / 29.5458°N 81.2917°E / 29.5458; 81.2917

Masta Rural Municipality

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Masta Rural Municipality
मष्टा गाउँपालिका
Masta Rural Municipality is located in Nepal
Masta Rural Municipality
Masta Rural Municipality
मष्टा गाउँपालिका
Coordinates: 29°32′45″N 81°17′30″E / 29.5458°N 81.2917°E / 29.5458; 81.2917
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictBajhang District
Government
 • TypeLocal government
Area
 • Total109.24 km2 (42.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total14,951
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Websitehttp://mastamun.gov.np

Masta (Nepali: मष्टा ) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1]

Masta has a population of 14951.The land area is 109.24 km2.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Masta Rural Municipality had a population of 14,951. Of these, 71.2% spoke Nepali and 28.7% Bajhangi as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 77.2% were Chhetri, 10.1% other Dalit, 3.5% Hill Brahmin, 3.1% Sarki, 2.2% Thakuri, 1.9% Kami, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.1% other Terai.[4]

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

In terms of literacy, 54.5% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 43.7% 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]