Barahatal ( ne, बराहताल गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Surkhet District of Karnali Province of Nepal.

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 ...

, Barahatal Rural Municipality had a population of 18,083. Of these, 87.6% spoke

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, 10.8% Magar, 1.0% Raji, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili, 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 ...

and 0.2% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 30.3% were Magar, 24.6% Chhetri, 22.5% Kami, 5.0% Damai/Dholi, 4.5% Hill Brahmin, 4.0% Thakuri, 2.9% Gurung, 2.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.2% Raji and 2.8% others. In terms of religion, 84.2% 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 ...

, 11.1% Buddhist, 4.4%

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

and 0.3% others. NepalMap Demographic

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References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Surkhet District Rural municipalities in Karnali Province Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Surkhet-geo-stub