Chingad Rural Municipality Explained

Chingad (ne|चिङ्गाड गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Surkhet District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chingad Rural Municipality had a population of 17,275. Of these, 96.0% spoke Nepali, 3.8% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 64.6% were Chhetri, 12.4% Kami, 8.6% Magar, 4.0% Damai/Dholi, 3.9% Sarki, 3.0% Hill Brahmin, 1.8% Thakuri, 1.3% Gurung, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.2% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 98.0% were Hindu, 1.2% Christian, 0.7% Buddhist and 0.1% others.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 62.1% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 35.6% could neither read nor write.^[5]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chingad (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 27 March 2020.
2. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-59005&geo_ids=local-59005,district-70,province-6,country-NP NepalMap Language
3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-59005&geo_ids=local-59005,district-70,province-6,country-NP NepalMap Caste
4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-59005&geo_ids=local-59005,district-70,province-6,country-NP NepalMap Religion
5. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-59005&geo_ids=local-59005,district-70,province-6,country-NP NepalMap Literacy