Siddhicharan is a municipality and the district headquarter of Okhaldhunga District in Koshi Province of Nepal that was established in May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Andheri, Thulachhap, Jyamire, Salleri, Rumjatar and Okhaldhunga.72 new municipalities announced My RepublicaGovt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post It is named after the Nepali poet Siddhicharan Shrestha.
Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siddhicharan Municipality had a population of 28,844. Of these, 65.5% spoke Nepali, 10.5% Sherpa, 7.7% Magar, 6.5% Bahing, 3.3% Tamang, 2.1% Rai, 0.9% Gurung, 0.7% Maithili, 0.6% Bhujel and 2.2% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.8% were Chhetri, 14.0% Hill Brahmin, 13.3% Magar, 11.3% Sherpa, 8.6% Newar, 5.1% Rai, 5.0% Gurung, 4.3% Kami, 3.8% Tamang and 16.8% others.
In terms of religion, 72.8% were Hindu, 19.0% Buddhist, 7.1% Kirati, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others. NepalMap Demographics
Transportation Rumjatar Airport lies in Old-Rumjatar offering flights to Lukla and Kathmandu. References
External links UN map of the municipalities of Okhaldhunga District