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Chaurjahari
Municipality in Karnali Province, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chaurjahari is a Municipality in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees Bijayaswori and Kotjahari.[2] It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River.
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Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chaurjahari Municipality had a population of 27,583. Of those, 99.0% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.7% were Chhetri, 15.0% Kami, 14.2% Magar, 10.0% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Thakuri, 3.8% Sarki, 2.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.0% Badi, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 97.5% were Hindu, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.5% Christian and 0.2% Muslim.[5]
In terms of literacy, 65.5% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 31.9% could neither read nor write.[6]
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Transportation
Chaurjahari Airport lies in Old-Bijayashwari.[7]
See also
- Chaurjahari Cricket Ground
References
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