Chaurjahari चौरजहारी[1] Chaurjahari,Rukum
Municipality
Chaurjahari Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°39′18″N 82°11′57″E / 28.6549°N 82.1992°E / 28.6549; 82.1992
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
District	Western Rukum District
Government
• Mayor	Bishal Sharma (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Radha Roka (NCP)
Area
• Total	107.38 km2 (41.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,438
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	http://chaurjaharimun.gov.np

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.

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]

Transportation

Chaurjahari Airport lies in Old-Bijayashwari.^[7]

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