Bansgadhi

Bansgadhi (Nepali: बाँसगढी) is a municipality in the Bardiya District in southwestern Nepal.

Bansgadhi
बाँसगढी
Municipality
Bansgadhi
Location in Lumbini Province
Bansgadhi
Bansgadhi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.242954°N 81.518438°E / 28.242954; 81.518438
CountryNepal
DistrictBardiya
Government
 • MayorShalikram Adhikari (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorSushma Chaudhary (NCP)
Area
 • Total206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Websitebansgadhimun.gov.np

Bansgadhi was established on 2 December 2014.[1] The city covers 206 square kilometers[2] and is located in Terai, 20 kilometers north of Nepalganj. The highway Mahendra Rajmarg runs through Bansgadhi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bansgadhi Municipality had a population of 55,875. Of these, 50.0% spoke Nepali, 46.1% Tharu, 1.5% Awadhi, 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Newar and 0.3% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.6% were Tharu, 18.1% Chhetri, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.0% Kami, 4.8% Thakuri, 3.5% Magar, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Yadav, 1.3% Musalman and 3.7% others.

In terms of religion, 96.5% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 1.3% Muslim and 0.6% Buddhist.[3]

References
  1. Shrestha, Hari Kumar. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". Nepal Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. NepalMap Demographics


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