Municipality in Lumbini, Nepal
Rajapur is a municipality in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur, Manpur Tapara and Rajapur village development committees (VDCs).[1][2] It is located on the border with Uttar Pradesh state, India. It has a customs checkpoint for goods. Indian and Nepalese nationals may cross the border without restriction.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,545 and had 1,298 houses in the town.[3]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rajapur Municipality had a population of 59,818. Of these, 77.8% spoke Tharu, 18.5% Nepali, 1.5% Hindi, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Sonaha, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Awadhi, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 78.6% were Tharu, 5.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.2% Chhetri, 2.9% Kami, 1.5% Thakuri, 1.4% Musalman, 1.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Magar, 0.5% Yadav, 0.4% Gurung, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Lohar, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kewat, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 96.9% were Hindu, 1.4% Muslim, 1.3% Christian and 0.4% Buddhist.[6]
In terms of literacy, 64.8% could read and write, 1.4% could only read and 33.8% could neither read and write.[7]
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