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Municipality in Gandaki Province, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palungtar is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, central Nepal. It is made up of the seven former Village Development Committees Aanppipal, Chyangli, Dhuwakot, Gaikhur, Khoplang, Mirkot and Palumtar.[citation needed] It lies on the bank of Marshyangdi River. The Government of Nepal plans to make Palungtar the country's first Smart City.[2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 38,174 people living in 9,924 individual households.[3]
Palungtar
पालुङटार | |
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Coordinates: 28.05°N 84.50°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Gandaki Province |
District | Gorkha District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bibas Chintan (NCP) |
• Deputy Mayor | Bandana Pandey (NCP) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,174 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Area code | 064 |
Website | palungtarmun |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Palungtar Municipality had a population of 38,244. Of these, 89.9% spoke Nepali, 4.8% Tamang, 1.5% Magar, 1.3% Gurung, 1.1% Newar, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.5% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 16.3% were Chhetri, 13.4% Hill Brahmin, 10.3% Kumal, 10.2% Sarki, 9.0% Newar, 8.5% Magar, 7.6% Tamang, 6.7% Kami, 5.0% Gurung, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.8% Musalman, 0.6% Thakuri, 0.5% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.2% Gaine, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Kamar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 86.3% were Hindu, 7.0% Buddhist, 5.8% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of literacy, 69.2% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 28.7% could neither read nor write.[7]
Palungtar Airport is an out-of-service airport that lies in Palungtar.[8]
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