Lamahi Municipality is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in Dang District of

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. It was created in 2015 as part of the conversion from the old

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/ village development committee structure to the province/municipality structure. In 2021 (2078 BS) the municipality had a population of 59,050 with 13,458 households. Lamahi Municipality combined the VDCs of Sonpur, Satbariya and Chailahi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2078 Nepal census, Lamahi Municipality had a population of 590,050. Of these, 59.0% spoke Tharu, 37.6% Nepali, 0.9%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 0.9% Magar, 0.8%

Awadhi Awadhi may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Awadh or Oudh region in Uttar Pradesh, northern India ** Awadhi people, ethnic group of India *** Awadhi language Awadhi, also known as Audhi, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging ...

, 0.3%

Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...

, 0.3%

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, 0.2% Maithili and 0.1%

Kham Kham (; ) is one of the three traditional Tibet, Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The official name of this Tibetan region/province is Dotoe (). The original residents of ...

as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 59.9% were Tharu, 11.0%

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, 9.3% Hill Brahmin, 6.3% Magar, 3.6% Kumal, 2.1%

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, 1.1%

Damai Damai ( ; IAST: ''Damāĩ'') is an occupational caste found among indigenous people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable o ...

/Dholi, 1.1%

Musalman Musalman may refer to: *Mussulman, variant of an archaic term for "Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, th ...

, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.9%

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

, 0.7%

, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Kathabaniyan, 0.4%

Yadav Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states l ...

, 0.3% other

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

, 0.2% Kusunda, 0.1%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...

, 0.1%

Halwai Halwai is an Indian caste and a social class, whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word ''Halwa'' which is a sweet dish. The community is known by different names in different parts of In ...

, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1%

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, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 95.1% were

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

, 2.6%

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

, 1.2%

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

and 1.1%

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. In terms of literacy, 70.3% could read and write, 1.6% could only read and 27.9% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literac

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Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium (), also known as Lamahi Int'l Cricket Ground is a proposed International Cricket Stadium. It is located in Deukhuri Valley lamahi, Dang. This stadium will be one of the biggest cricket stadium in Nepal. T ...

Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium is proposed Int'l Cricket Stadium. It is located in lamahi, Dang. This stadium is also called as Lamahi Cricket Ground. This stadium will be one of the biggest cricket stadium in Nepal. The capacity of the stadium will be around 35,000 spectators.

Notes and references

Populated places in Dang District, Nepal {{DangNP-geo-stub

Demographics

Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium (), also known as Lamahi Int'l Cricket Ground is a proposed International Cricket Stadium. It is located in Deukhuri Valley lamahi, Dang. This stadium will be one of the biggest cricket stadium in Nepal. T ...

See also

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