Kailari Rural Municipality

Kailari Rural Municipality कैलारी गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Kailari Rural Municipality Location in Nepal Kailari Rural Municipality Kailari Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.57°N 80.82°E / 28.57; 80.82
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kailali District
Government
• Chairperson	Laju Ram Chaudhary (NCP)
• Vice-chairperson	Laxmi Satgauwa (NCP)
Area
• Total	233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	47,987
• Rank	6th (Nepal)
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Kailari is a rural Municipality in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It is surrounded by Bajani Municipality In the East, Dhangadhi Sub Metropolitan City in the West, Gauriganga Municipality and Ghodaghodi Municipality in the North and Uttar Pradesh, India in the South.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kailari Rural Municipality had a population of 47,987. Of these, 88.5% spoke Tharu, 5.5% Nepali, 2.8% Doteli, 1.4% Achhami, 1.0% Maithili, 0.2% Bajhangi, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Baitadeli, 0.1% Darchuleli, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Sign language, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 89.3% were Tharu, 3.5% Chhetri, 2.5% Kami, 1.9% Hill Brahmin, 0.5% other Dalit, 0.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% Magar, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.2% Sarki, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Rajbanshi and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 97.6% were Hindu, 2.2% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 62.9% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 35.2% could neither read nor write.

See also

• Kailali District
• Dhangadhi
• Lamki Chuha Municipality
• Sudurpashchim Province