Laljhadi Rural Municipality

Laljhadi (Nepali: लालझाँडी) is a Gaupalika in Kanchanpur District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Laljhadi has a population of 22569.The land area is 154.65 km². It was formed by merging Shankarpur, Baise Bichwa (ward 1–4) and Dekhtabhul (ward 1–3, 5–7,9) VDCs.

Laljhadi Rural Municipality लालझाँडी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Laljhadi Rural Municipality लालझाँडी गाउँपालिका Laljhadi Rural Municipality Laljhadi Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.764°N 80.427°E / 28.764; 80.427-->
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kanchanpur District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Madan Sen Badayak
• Administrative Head	Sher Bahadur Buda
Area
• Total	154.65 km2 (59.71 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	22,569
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://laljhadimun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Laljhadi Rural Municipality had a population of 22,569. Of these, 76.7% spoke Tharu, 12.0% Doteli, 3.4% Magar, 2.7% Baitadeli, 2.0% Nepali, 1.5% Darchuleli, 0.8% Bajhangi, 0.2% Achhami, 0.1% Bajureli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 77.0% were Tharu, 9.7% Chhetri, 3.5% Magar, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.3% other Dalit, 1.0% Kami, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.5% Sarki, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Lohar and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 92.5% were Hindu, 6.3% Christian, 0.6% Prakriti, 0.4% Baháʼí and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 61.7% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 35.7% could neither read nor write.