Jayaprithvi

Jayaprithvi (ancient name Chainpur^{[citation needed]}) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Bajhang District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Rithapata, Chainpur, Hemantabada, Luyanta and Subeda.^[1][2] It lies on the bank of Seti River.

Jayaprithvi Municipality जयपृथ्वी नगरपालिका Chainpur
Municipality
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Coordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Bajhang District
Government
• Mayor	Chet Raj Bajal
• Deputy Mayor	Ratan Singh
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	10500
Area code	092
Website	jayaprithvimun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jayaprithvi Municipality had a population of 22,553. Of these, 75.7% spoke Nepali, 23.7% Bajhangi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.6% were Chhetri, 22.4% Hill Brahmin, 15.1% Thakuri, 6.8% other Dalit, 5.6% Kami, 3.9% Sarki, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Tamang, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Newar, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 99.3% were Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 63.0% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 34.1% could neither read or write.^[6]

Transportation

Bajhang Airport lies in Old-Rithapata.^[7]