Punarwas is a Municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. The new Municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing 3 Village Development Committees i.e. Parasan, Tribhuwanbasti and Kalika.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 43,996 people living in Punarwas.

Punarwas
पुनर्वास
  Punarbas municipality in Kanchanpur district
Punarbas municipality in Kanchanpur district
Punarwas is located in Sudurpashchim Province
Punarwas
Punarwas
Location in Nepal
Punarwas is located in Nepal
Punarwas
Punarwas
Punarwas (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°45′N 80°20′E / 28.75°N 80.33°E / 28.75; 80.33
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim
DistrictKanchanpur
Government
 • MayorToya Prashad Sharma (Nepali Congress)
 • Deputy MayorBhuliya Kumari Rana (Nepali Congress)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,996
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitewww.punarbasmun.gov.np

Demographics

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During the 2011 Nepal census, Punarbas Municipality had a population of 53,672. Of these, 34.0% spoke Nepali, 22.8% Doteli, 19.1% Tharu, 10.9% Tamang, 3.3% Bajureli, 2.1% Bajhangi, 1.8% Magar, 1.7% Achhami, 1.2% Dailekhi, 1.0% Baitadeli, 0.7% Gurung, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% Hindi, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Majhi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.3% were Chhetri, 19.3% Tharu, 14.1% Kami, 11.5% Tamang, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Thakuri, 3.1% Magar, 2.9% other Dalit, 2.9% Sarki, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Gurung, 0.7% Newar, 0.5% Lohar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 84.1% were Hindu, 9.5% Christian, 6.0% Buddhist, 0.2% Prakriti, 0.1% Baháʼí and 0.1% Muslim.[5]

In terms of literacy, 68.0% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 29.6% could neither read nor write.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  4. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  5. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  6. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]