Bansgadhi

Bansgadhi बाँसगढी
Municipality
Bansgadhi Location in Lumbini Province Bansgadhi Bansgadhi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.242954°N 81.518438°E / 28.242954; 81.518438
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Bardiya
Government
• Mayor	Khadka Bahadur Khadka (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Sushma Chaudhary (NCP)
Area
• Total	206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Website	bansgadhimun.gov.np

Bansgadhi (Nepali: बाँसगढी) is a municipality in the Bardiya District in southwestern Nepal.

Bansgadhi was established on 2 December 2014. The city covers 206 square kilometers and is located in Terai, 20 kilometers north of Nepalganj. The highway Mahendra Rajmarg runs through Bansgadhi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bansgadhi Municipality had a population of 55,875. Of these, 50.0% spoke Nepali, 46.1% Tharu, 1.5% Awadhi, 0.7% Urdu, 0.5% Hindi, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.6% were Tharu, 18.1% Chhetri, 10.4% Hill Brahmin, 8.0% Kami, 4.8% Thakuri, 3.5% Magar, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Yadav, 1.2% Musalman, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Gurung, 0.4% Sarki, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Rajbanshi, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Raji, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Chepang/Praja, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 96.5% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 1.2% Muslim and 0.6% Buddhist.

In terms of literacy, 66.4% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 31.2% could neither read nor write.