Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
बर्गगोरिया
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality is located in Sudurpashchim Province
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
Location in Nepal
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality is located in Nepal
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality
Bardagoriya Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°39′N 81°02′E / 28.65°N 81.04°E / 28.65; 81.04
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictKailali District
Government
 • ChairmanKarna Bahadur Kunwar (CPN UML)
 • Vice-ChairmanGanesh Raj Giri ( Nepal Communist Party (Maoist)
Area
 • Total77.3 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total32,683
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code
10900
Area code091
Websitehttp://bardgoriyamun.gov.np

Bardagoriya is a rural municipality in Kailali District of Nepal.[1] Bardagoriya Rural Municipality lies 65 km east of Dhangadhi and 605 km west of the capital, Kathmandu. It is surrounded by Ghodaghodi Municipality to the west, Lamki Chuha Municipality to the east, Joshipur Rural Municipality to the south and Mohanyal to the north. Bauniya Bazar is its largest market.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality had a population of 32,683. Of these, 41.7% spoke Tharu, 31.9% Nepali, 12.2% Doteli, 7.2% Achhami, 3.5% Maithili, 1.4% Magar, 0.8% Jumli, 0.4% Hindi, 0.1% Bajureli, 0.1% Dailekhi, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.8% were Tharu, 17.6% Chhetri, 13.9% Kami, 11.6% Hill Brahmin, 5.1% Thakuri, 3.3% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Magar, 1.1% Sarki, 1.0% other Dalit, 0.8% Lohar, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Musalman, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Tatma/Tatwa, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 92.3% were Hindu, 6.1% Buddhist, 1.2% Christian, 0.3% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 60.1% could read and write, 3.2% could only read and 36.7% could neither read nor write.[5]

Public Services

Bardagoriya Rural Municipality is connected to the Mahendra Highway, which is the longest highway of Nepal, where transport includes auto rickshaws, public minibuses and public city buses. Karnali River Yatayat and Sudurpachim Yatayat provides regular bus services provides regular service in Kailali District.

Bardagoriya Rural Municipality has many private and government schools and high schools like basant murari and sunrise.

Land Seizure

On July 31, 2019, 43 bigha and 17 kathha (roughly 297,000 m2) of land was seized by the revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal under the name of Tharuwan Autonomous Province Bardagoriya People’s Council Nepal.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern parts of Kailali inundated". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ NepalMap Language
  3. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  4. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  5. ↑ NepalMap Literacy
  6. ↑ "CPN cadres seize land". The Himalayan Times. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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