Aathabis ( ne, आठबीस) is an urban
municipality located in
Dailekh District of
Karnali Province of
Nepal.
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality as of
2021 Nepal census
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is 31,092 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 9 wards.
The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when
Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new
constitution of Nepal 2015.
Sattalla,
Sigaudi,
Rakam Karnali,
Pipalkot,
Singasain and
Tilepata Village development committees
A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, ...
were Incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at
Rakam Karnali
Demographics
At the time of the
2011 Nepal census
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, Aathabis Municipality had a population of 29,257. Of these, 97.8% spoke
Nepali
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, 1.3%
Magar, 0.6%
Kham
Kham (; )
is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas (), and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries. Kham ...
, 0.1%
Maithili, 0.1%
Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.8% were
Chhetri, 24.8%
Kami, 14.7%
Hill Brahmin, 13.7%
Thakuri, 7.1%
Damai/Dholi, 4.3%
Magar, 1.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4%
Sarki, 0.3% other
Dalit, 0.2%
Musalman
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham ...
, 0.1%
Badi, 0.1%
Gurung, 0.1%
Teli and 0.1% others.
In terms of religion, 99.5% were
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
, 0.2%
Buddhist and 0.2%
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
.
In terms of literacy, 52.5% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 44.0% could neither read nor write.
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References
External links
www.aathabismun.gov.np/
{{Dailekh District
Populated places in Dailekh District
Municipalities in Karnali Province
Nepal municipalities established in 2017