Banphikot ( ne, बाँफिकोट गाउँपालिका) is a
rural municipality located in
Western Rukum District of
Karnali Province of Nepal.
According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Banphikot Rural Municipality had total population of 18,696. Banphikot Rural Municipality was established in 2015 through the merging five the former Village development committees of Aathbiskot, Pipal, Duli (ward no. 4, 5 &6) and Magma (ward no. 1-6 & 9). This Municipality shares boarder with Sisne Rural Municipality (East Rukum district) in the East, Sani Bheri Rural Municipality in the West, Aathbiskot Municipality in the North, and Musikot Municipality in the South.
Demographics
At the time of the
2011 Nepal census
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, Banphikot Rural Municipality had a population of 18,696. Of these, 99.8% spoke
Nepali
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and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 55.5% were
Chhetri, 12.0%
Kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...
, 9.7%
Magar, 8.9%
Thakuri, 7.2%
Hill Brahmin, 4.2%
Damai/Dholi, 1.4%
Sarki, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2%
Gaine
The Gandarbha caste ( ne, गन्धर्व जाति) or Gaine ( ne, गाईने) are a Dalit community which belongs to the Indo-Aryan ethnic group from the central, hilly region of Nepal. They have also been called a "caste of prof ...
, 0.1%
Badi, 0.1% other
Dalit
Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...
, 0.1%
Gurung and 0.1% others.
In terms of religion, 99.1% were
Hindu
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, 0.4%
Christian
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, 0.2%
Buddhist
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and 0.3% others.
In terms of literacy, 61.0% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 35.8% could neither read nor write.
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References
External links
Official website
Populated places in Western Rukum District
Rural municipalities in Karnali Province
Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017
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