Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality in Province No. 3, Nepal
Place in Nepal
28°3′46.19″N 84°55′7.54″E / 28.0628306°N 84.9187611°E / 28.0628306; 84.9187611CountryNepalProvinceBagmati ProvinceDistrictDhadingTime zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)Websitenetrawatimun.gov.np

Netrawati Dabjong is a rural municipality in Dhading District of central Nepal.[1][2] The local body was formed by merging 3 VDCs namely Katunje, Semjong and Marpak. It has a total of five wards.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality had a population of 12,870. Of these, 56.8% spoke Nepali, 41.3% Tamang, 0.8% Ghale, 0.8% Gurung, 0.2% Newar and 0,1% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 48.9% were Tamang, 11.5% Chhetri, 8.8% Gurung, 7.4% Newar, 5.9% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Magar, 5.6% Kami, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Ghale, 0.1% Badi and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 54.9% were Buddhist, 44.0% Hindu, 1.0% Christian and 0.1% others.[5]

In terms of literacy, 62.4% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write and 35.9% could neither read nor write.[6]

Geography

East: Nuwakot District

West: Gangajamuna Gaupalika

North: Ruby Valley Gaupalika

South: Nilkhantha

References

  1. ^ "5 die as landslips sweep houses". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ "MOFALD List of Gaupalika" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  3. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  4. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  5. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  6. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]


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