Rajapur, Nepal

Rajapur is a municipality in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur, Manpur Tapara and Rajapur village development committees (VDCs).^[1][2] It is located on the border with Uttar Pradesh state, India. It has a customs checkpoint for goods. Indian and Nepalese nationals may cross the border without restriction.

Rajapur राजापुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Rajapur Municipality
Motto(s):  Nepali: कृषि, पर्यटन, उद्योग र भौतिक पूर्वाधार : समावेशी र समृद्ध राजापुरको मुल आधार
Rajapur Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°26′N 81°05′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Bardiya
Government
• Mayor	Dipesh Tharu ( Maoist Centre)
• Deputy Mayor	Manakala Kumari Chaudhary (NCP)
Population  (1991)
• Total	9,545
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	21811
Area code	084
Website	www.rajapurmun.gov.np

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,545 and had 1,298 houses in the town.^[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rajapur Municipality had a population of 59,818. Of these, 77.8% spoke Tharu, 18.5% Nepali, 1.5% Hindi, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Sonaha, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Awadhi, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 78.6% were Tharu, 5.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.2% Chhetri, 2.9% Kami, 1.5% Thakuri, 1.4% Musalman, 1.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Magar, 0.5% Yadav, 0.4% Gurung, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Lohar, 0.3% Newar, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kewat, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 96.9% were Hindu, 1.4% Muslim, 1.3% Christian and 0.4% Buddhist.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 64.8% could read and write, 1.4% could only read and 33.8% could neither read and write.^[7]