Dangisharan Rural Municipality

Dangisharan Rural Municipality दंगीशरण गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Dangisharan Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.096488°N 82.205211°E / 28.096488; 82.205211
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini Province
District	Dang District
Area
• Total	110.71 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Population
• Total	21,484
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://dangisharanmun.gov.np/

Dangisharan Rural Municipality (Nepali : दंगीशरण गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Dang District in Lumbini Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dangisharan is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dangisharan Rural Municipality had a population of 21,484. Of these, 57.6% spoke Nepali, 42.1% Tharu, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.6% were Tharu, 29.5% Chhetri, 4.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.7% Kami, 4.2% Magar, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.0% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Sarki, 0.8% Thakuri, 0.7% Badi, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 99.3% were Hindu, 0.5% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 69.1% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 28.9% could neither read nor write.