Nalgad

Nalgad (Nepali: नलगाड) (earlier:Tribeni Nalgad) is an urban municipality located in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1][2]

Nalgad नलगाड
Municipality
Nalgad Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.83°N 82.35°E / 28.83; 82.35
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Jajarkot
No. of wards	13
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Mr. Nabin Rawat (NCP)
• Deputy mayor	Mrs. Sarita Singh Thakuri (Democratic)
Area
• Total	387.44 km2 (149.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,597
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	official website

The total area of the municipality is 387.44 square kilometres (149.59 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 25,597 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 13 wards.^[3]

The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.^[4][5]

Dandagaun, Lahailll, Khagenkot, Ragda and Bhagawati Tol Village development committees were Incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Khagenkot.^[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Nalgad Municipality had a population of 25,590. Of these, 99.3% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Magar, 0.2% Kham and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[6]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.1% were Chhetri, 24.1% Kami, 17.2% Magar, 15.0% Thakuri, 5.5% Damai/Dholi, 2.9% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.9% Sarki, 0.4% Badi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% other Dalit and 0.2% others.^[7]

In terms of religion, 98.3% were Hindu, 1.0% Christian and 0.7% others.^[8]

In terms of literacy, 57.5% could read and write, 3.9% could only read and 38.6% could neither read nor write.^[9]