Tanahun District ( ne, तनहुँ जिल्ला , or ), a part of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

, is one of the seventy-seven

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of ad ...

. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of

Bandipur Bandipur () is a hilltop settlement and a rural municipality in Tanahun District, Gandaki province of Nepal. Bandipur is primarily known for its preserved, old time cultural atmosphere. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of ...

was its district headquarter. This district lies in the middlemost of country Nepal. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900.

Bhanubhakta Acharya Bhanubhakta Acharya () (1814—1868 CE) (1871—1925 BS) was a Nepali writer, poet, and translator. He is widely regarded as the first poet in the Nepali language, for which he was conferred with the title of "Aadikabi": literally, "the first po ...

(Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य; 1814 – 1868) was a Nepalese poet and writer who translated the great epic

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages e ...

from Sanskrit to

Khas language 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 sta ...

. His birthplace is Chundi Ramgha Tanahun Nepal. Bhanubhakta Acharya was born on 29 Ashar, 1871B.S. in Tanahun district of Nepal. Acharya was born to a Very Brahmin family and received education with a strong leaning towards religion from his grandfather at home. He is honored with the title Adikabi for the contributions he has made in the field of poetry and Khasi literature and every year, his birthday is celebrated as a festival of Bhanujayanti (29th of Ashad) by conducting various programs, usually academics and poem recitation. Chimkeswori is the highest hill of Tanahun.

Coordinates and location type

*Latitude: 27.91667 *Longitude:84.25 *Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N *Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E

Geography and climate

Major religious spots

* Vyash gufa, Damauli * Pancha mandir, Damauli * Thanithan, Basantapur * Teen Khole Devi Mandir, Khairenitar-8 Jamdi * Chabdi barahi, Chabdi * Nirjala Mai, Turture * Akala Mai, aanboo khaireni Rural Municipality * Akala Mai Magde Rural Municipality * Aadhi Mul * Dhorbarahi, Dhorphirdi * Khadga Devi Mandir, Bandipur *

Devghat Devghat (, ) is one of the famous religious and cultural centers in central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5786 people living in 1132 individual households.. The town is located at the junction of the Seti ...

Tirtha isatal * Chhimkeshwori Mai Mandir, Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality * Tanahun Kalika, Damauli *Siddha Gufa/Cave, (Biggest Cave of South Asia) Bimalnagar, Dumre,

Rural Municipality Kalika Sthan Byas 8

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 ...

, Tanahun District had a population of 323,288. Of these, 61.9% spoke

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 ...

, 20.8% Magar, 8.3%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Gork ...

, 4.1% Newari, 1.1% Darai, 0.8%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

and 0.7%

Tamang The Tamang (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of Nepal. In Nepal Tamang/Moormi people constitute 5.6% of the Nepalese population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of the 2011 ...

as their

first language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tong ...

. 35.5% of the population in the district spoke

, 0.6% Magar and 0.5%

as their

second language A person's second language, or L2, is a language that is not the native language ( first language or L1) of the speaker, but is learned later. A second language may be a neighbouring language, another language of the speaker's home country, or a ...

Administration

The district consists of 10

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

, out of which four are urban municipality and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows: *

Bhanu Municipality Bhanu is a municipality of Tanahun District in Gandaki Zone of western Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Bhanu village development committee or VDC, Barbhanjyang VDCs, Rupakot (VDC), Tanahunsur ...

* Bhimad Municipality * Byas Municipality * Shuklagandaki Municipality *

Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality Anbu Khaireni (also Aanbu Khaireni, Aanboo Khaireni or Anbukhaireni) ( ne, आँबुखैरेनि गाउँपालिका) is a Municipality in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal which was established in 2015. At ...

Devghat Rural Municipality Devghat is a Rural municipality located within the Tanahun District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 16,131 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of N ...

Bandipur Rural Municipality Bandipur () is a hilltop settlement and a rural municipality in Tanahun District, Gandaki province of Nepal. Bandipur is primarily known for its preserved, old time cultural atmosphere. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population ...

Rishing Rural Municipality Rishing Rural Municipality (Rishing Gaupalika) (Nepali: ऋषिङ्ग गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Tanahaun District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local admin ...

Ghiring Rural Municipality Ghiring Rural Municipality (Ghiring Gaupalika) (Nepali: घिरिङ्ग गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Tanahaun District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local admi ...

Myagde Rural Municipality Myagde Rural Municipality (Myagde Gaupalika) (Nepali: म्याग्दे गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Tanahaun District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local a ...

Former Village Development Committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Tanahun District consisted of the following municipalities and

Village development committees A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, ...

* Anbu Khaireni Municipality *

Arunodaya Arunodaya is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Worki ...

* Baidi * Bhanumati * Bhirkot *

Bhirlung Mirlung is a village development committee in Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statisti ...

* Chhang * Chhimkeshwari *

Chhipchhipe Chhipchhipe is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

Chok Chisapani Chok Chisapani is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Sta ...

* Deurali * Dharampani * Gajarkot *

Ghansikuwa Ghansikuwa is a famous tourist destination in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of Gandaki Province, Nepal. It is famous for a pond constructed by Ghansi Ghansi or Ghasi () was a Nepali grasscutter who is best remembered for inspiring Bhan ...

* Jamune Bhanjyang * Kabilas *

Kahu Shivapur Kahun Shivapur is a ishing Rural Municipality 1&2 (Nepal)Rishing Rural Municipality in Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6162 people living in 927 individual househ ...

Keshavtar Keshavtar is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statisti ...

Kihun Kihun is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistic ...

Kota Kota or KOTA may refer to: People and languages *Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka *Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India **Kota language ...

Kotdarbar Kotdarbar is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statisti ...

* Kyamin9 vyas marg damouli to pattal * Majhakot *

Manpang Manpang is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statist ...

Phirphire Phirphire is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statist ...

Purkot Purkot is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working wi ...

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of C ...

Ramjakot Ramjakot is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statis ...

* Ranipokhari * Risti * Rupakot *

Satiswara Satiswara is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statisti ...

* Sundhara *

Syamgha Syamgha is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics ...

Tanahunsur Tanahunsur is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statist ...

* Thaprek

Map Of Tanahun

http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/western/Tanahu.pdf

References

* {{Coord, 27, 55, N, 84, 15, E, region:NP_type:adm2nd, display=title Gandaki Province Districts of Nepal established in 1962