Thalara Rural Municipality

Thalara (Nepali: थलारा ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.^[1] Thalara has a population of 17952.The land area is 105.51 km².^[2]

Thalara Rural Municipality थलारा गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Thalara Rural Municipality थलारा गाउँपालिका
Coordinates: 29°26′59″N 81°00′29″E / 29.4498°N 81.008°E / 29.4498; 81.008
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Bajhang District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Prakash Rokaya
• Administrative head	Siddaraj Pandit
Area
• Total	105.51 km^2 (40.74 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	17,952
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	https://thalaramun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thalara Rural Municipality had a population of 17,978. Of these, 85.9% spoke Nepali, 14.0% Bajhangi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.5% were Chhetri, 23.1% Hill Brahmin, 14.2% other Dalit, 4.4% Kami, 4.0% Thakuri, 3.6% Sarki, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Badi, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 99.9% were Hindu and 0.1% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 59.2% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 36.4% could neither read nor write.^[6]

References

1. "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. (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]