Bangad Kupinde ( ne, बनगाड कुपिण्डे) is an urban
municipality located in
Salyan District of
Karnali Province of
Nepal.
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality is 36,052 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 12 wards. The headquarters of municipality is located in ward no. 1 which is called
Devisthal.
On 10 March 2017
Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units as per the new
constitution of Nepal 2015. Thus, Bangad Kupinde municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017 merging the former following
Villages:
Devisthal,
Bame Banghad,
Mulkhola
Mulkhola is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of St ...
,
Dhagari Pipal,
Kubhinde,
Majh Khanda
Majh Khanda is a village development committee in Salyan District in the Rapti Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau o ...
and
Nigalchula.
Demographics
At the time of the
2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
, Bangad Kupinde Municipality had a population of 36,135. Of these, 99.8% spoke
Nepali
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* Anything of, from, or related to Nepal
* Nepali people, citizens of Nepal
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, 0.1%
Hindi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.5% were
Chhetri, 23.5%
Magar, 14.6%
Kami, 5.2%
Damai/Dholi, 4.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.7%
Hill Brahmin, 1.6%
Thakuri, 1.1%
Sarki, 0.3%
Badi, 0.2%
Gaine, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1%
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%
Newar
Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisatio ...
, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.
In terms of religion, 97.4% were
Hindu
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, 2.4%
Christian
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and 0.1%
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, 57.7% could read and write, 3.3% could only read and 38.9% could neither read nor write.
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References
External links
www.bangadkupindemun.gov.np
Populated places in Salyan District, Nepal
Municipalities in Karnali Province
Nepal municipalities established in 2017
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