Shantinagar
शान्तिनगर
Shantinagar is located in Nepal
Shantinagar
Shantinagar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°11′N 82°14′E / 28.19°N 82.23°E / 28.19; 82.23
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictDang District
Population
 (1991)
  Total8,854
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Shantinagar is a town and a Rural municipality in Dang District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8,854.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Shantinagar Rural Municipality had a population of 25,203. Of these, 81.0% spoke Nepali, 16.9% Tharu, 2.0% Magar, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 43.3% were Chhetri, 17.6% Tharu, 13.4% Magar, 10.0% Kami, 7.2% Hill Brahmin, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Thakuri, 0.8% Musalman, 0.8% Sarki, 0.6% other Dalit, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Chhantyal, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 96.8% were Hindu, 1.4% Buddhist, 1.0% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 66.6% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 31.5% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. NepalMap Language
  3. NepalMap Caste
  4. NepalMap Religion
  5. NepalMap Literacy


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