Khairahani

Khairahani Municipality

खैरहनी नगरपालिका [खै.न.पा.]
Khairahani Municipality खैरहनी नगरपालिका [खै.न.पा.]
Municipality
	Khairahani Municipality
	Nickname: Khairahani
	Khairahani Municipality Location in Nepal Khairahani Municipality Khairahani Municipality (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°34′16″N 84°34′16″E / 27.571°N 84.571°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Chitwan
Government
• Mayor	Sashi Kumar Khaniya (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Kabita Upreti (कविता उप्रेती) (CPN-UML)
Population (1991)
• Total	13,629
Time zone	UTC 5:45 (NST)
Area code	056
Website	www.khairhanimun.gov.np

Khairahani is a municipality in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 8 May 2014 by merging the existing Khairahani, Kumroj and Chainpur VDCs.^[1]^[2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,629 people living in 2262 households.^[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khairahani Municipality had a population of 56,925. Of these, 60.2% spoke Nepali, 25.8% Tharu, 4.9% Darai, 2.7% Tamang, 2.1% Bhojpuri, 1.0% Magar, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Gurung, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Hindi, 0.3% Chepang, 0.2% Bote, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 27.1% were Tharu, 25.7% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Chhetri, 5.2% Darai, 4.3% Magar, 4.3% Tamang, 4.0% Newar, 3.0% Kami, 2.8% Gurung, 1.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Musalman, 0.6% Kanu, 0.5% Bote, 0.5% Chepang/Praja, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Gaine, 0.3% Kumal, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Musahar, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Teli, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Mallaha, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.1% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 89.7% were Hindu, 6.1% Buddhist, 2.5% Christian, 1.2% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.4% others.^[6]

Presidents of Wards^[7]

v t e Chitwan District
Headquarters: Bharatpur
Metropolitan city	Bharatpur Metropolitan City
Municipalities	Ratnanagar Municipality Khairahani Municipality Kalika Municipality Rapti Municipality Madi Municipality
Rural municipality	Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality
Former VDCs	Ayodhyapuri Bagauda Bhandara Birendra Nagar Chandi Bhanjyang Dahakhani Darechok Dibyanagar Phulbari Gardi Gitanagar Jagatpur Jutpani Kabilas Kathar Kaule Korak Lothar Madi Kalyanpur Mangalpur Meghauli Narayanpur Padampur Pancha Kanya Patihani Piple Ratnanagar Shaktikhor Shivanagar Siddi Sukranagar