Khairahani is a municipality in the Chitwan District of Bagmati Province, southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 8 May 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Khairahani, Kumroj, and Chainpur.
According to the 2011 Nepal census, Khairahani Municipality had a population of 56,925 people.
Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khairahani Municipality had a population of 56,925.
Language The most commonly spoken first languages were: Nepali – 60.2% Tharu – 25.8% Darai – 4.9% Tamang – 2.7% Bhojpuri – 2.1% Magar – 1.0% Newar – 0.9% Gurung – 0.7% Maithili – 0.6% Hindi – 0.4% Chepang – 0.3% Bote – 0.2% Kham – 0.1% Urdu – 0.1% Other languages – 0.1%
Ethnicity/Caste The ethnic or caste composition was: Tharu – 27.1% Hill Brahmin – 25.7% Chhetri – 14.1% Darai – 5.2% Magar – 4.3% Tamang – 4.3% Newar – 4.0% Kami – 3.0% Gurung – 2.8% Damai/Dholi – 1.7% Musalman – 1.2% Kanu – 0.6% Bote – 0.5% Chepang/Praja – 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami – 0.5% Sarki – 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel – 0.4% Gaine – 0.3% Kumal – 0.3% Thakuri – 0.3% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi – 0.2% Majhi – 0.2% Musahar – 0.2% Rai – 0.2% Teli – 0.2% Chamar/Harijan/Ram – 0.1% Ghale – 0.1% Hajam/Thakur – 0.1% Halwai – 0.1% Kalwar – 0.1% Kathabaniyan – 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha – 0.1% Mallaha – 0.1% Other Terai – 0.1% Yadav – 0.1% Others – 0.1%
Religion Religious affiliations were as follows: Hindu – 89.7% Buddhist – 6.1% Christian – 2.5% Muslim – 1.2% Prakriti – 0.1% Others – 0.4%
Ward Profile Presidents of Wards
Ward No. 1: Navaraj Bhusal (NC) Ward No. 2: Rohini Prasad Upreti (NC) Ward No. 3: Purna Bahadur Gurung (NC) Ward No. 4: Ved Bahadur Adhikari (CPN-UML) Ward No. 5: Chhatra Nath Subedi (CPN-UML) Ward No. 6: Kamal Prasad Neupane (CPN-UML) Ward No. 7: Maneger Mahato (CPN-UML) Ward No. 8: Shankar Kandel (NC) Ward No. 9: Bandhu Ram Mahato (CPN-UML) Ward No. 10: Chandra Vikram Chaudhary (NC) Ward No. 11: Dipendra Kumar Darai (CPN-UML) Ward No. 12: Kedar Nath Pant (NC) Ward No. 13: Kul Prasad Bhusal (CPN-UML)
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