Shuklaphanta

This article is about a municipality. For National park, see Shuklaphanta National Park.

Sukhlaphanta Municipality शुक्लाफाटा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Nickname:  sunapa
Sukhlaphanta Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates (Jhalari-Pipaladi): 28°57′26″N 80°17′17″E
Country	Nepal
Regions	Western
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kanchanpur District
Government
• Mayor	Rana Bahadur Mahara (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Kalpana Joshi Panta (NC)
Population  (2011)
• Total	47,360
	2011 Nepal census
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code	+977-099
Website	http://shuklaphantamun.gov.np

Shuklaphanta is a municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging two existing villages—Jhalari and Pipaladi—on 18 May 2014. The office of the municipality is that of the former Jhalari village development committee.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Shuklaphanta Rural Municipality had a population of 47,360. Of these, 61.7% spoke Doteli, 24.5% Tharu, 4.9% Baitadeli, 3.3% Achhami, 2.4% Nepali, 1.2% Magar, 0.5% Bajhangi, 0.5% Darchuleli, 0.3% Bajureli, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Sign language, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Surel and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 38.7% were Chhetri, 24.6% Tharu, 18.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Kami, 4.0% other Dalit, 2.8% Thakuri, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Magar, 1.3% Sarki, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Lohar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Rajput, 0.1% Tamang, and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 98.1% were Hindu, 1.0% Christian, 0.7% Prakriti, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Muslim.

In terms of literacy, 68.5% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 29.1% could neither read nor write.

External links

• District Development Committee, Kanchanpur