Machhapuchchhre is a Gaunpalika and former village development committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1,881 persons living in 378 individual households.[1][2]
Machhapuchchhre
माछापुछ्रे | |
|---|---|
  Machhapuchchhre Location in Nepal  Machhapuchchhre Machhapuchchhre (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°28′N 84°00′E / 28.47°N 84.00°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Kaski District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 545.52 km2 (210.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,898 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | machhapuchhremun.gov.np |
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality had a population of 21,920. Of these, 82.0% spoke Nepali, 12.4% Gurung, 4.5% Tamang, 0.5% Magar, 0.4% Newar, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 30.2% were Hill Brahmin, 14.7% Gurung, 12.5% Kami, 8.0% Magar, 7.7% Chhetri, 7.3% Sarki, 6.5% Tamang, 5.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% other Dalit, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% Newar, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Tharu and 0.3% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 83.9% were Hindu, 14.1% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian, 0.3% Bon, 0.1% Kirati, 0.1% Muslim and 0.4% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 69.7% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write and 28.0% could neither read nor write.[6]
According to 2021 Nepal Census, it had a population of 22,898 (Twenty two thousands eight hundred ninety eight).
References
edit- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ "माछापुच्छ्रे गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | गण्डकी प्रदेश, नेपाल". machhapuchhremun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ NepalMap Language
- ^ NepalMap Caste
- ^ NepalMap Religion
- ^ NepalMap Literacy
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