Masta (

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: मष्टा ) is a Gaupalika (

: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Bajhang District in the

Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...

of far-western Nepal. Masta has a population of 14951.The land area is 109.24 km².

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

, Masta Rural Municipality had a population of 14,951. Of these, 71.2% spoke

and 28.7%

Bajhangi Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian stat ...

as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 77.2% were Chhetri, 10.1% other Dalit, 3.5% Hill Brahmin, 3.1% Sarki, 2.2% Thakuri, 1.9% Kami, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.1% other Terai. In terms of religion, 100.0% were

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

. In terms of literacy, 54.5% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 43.7% could neither read nor write.NepalMap Literacy
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References

{{Bajhang District Rural municipalities in Bajhang District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017