Bansgadhi

Bansgadhi (Nepali: बाँसगढी) is a municipality in the Bardiya District in southwestern Nepal.

Bansgadhi बाँसगढी
Municipality
Bansgadhi Location in Lumbini Province Show map of Lumbini Province Bansgadhi Bansgadhi (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 28.242954°N 81.518438°E / 28.242954; 81.518438
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Bardiya
Government
• Mayor	Khadka Bahadur Khadka (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Sushma Chaudhary (NCP)
Area
• Total	206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Website	bansgadhimun.gov.np

Bansgadhi was established on 2 December 2014.^[1] The city covers 206 square kilometers^[2] and is located in Terai, 20 kilometers north of Nepalganj. The highway Mahendra Rajmarg runs through Bansgadhi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bansgadhi Municipality had a population of 55,875. Of these, 50.0% spoke Nepali, 46.1% Tharu, 1.5% Awadhi, 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.6% were Tharu, 18.1% Chhetri, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.0% Kami, 4.8% Thakuri, 3.5% Magar, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Yadav, 1.2% Musalman, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Gurung, 0.4% Sarki, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Rajbanshi, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Chepang/Praja, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 96.5% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 1.2% Muslim and 0.6% Buddhist.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 66.4% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 31.2% could neither read nor write.^[6]