Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to the 2011 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Dhimal, Chhatiwan, Shikharpur, Manthali and Thingan VDCs were merged to form Bakaiya Rural Municipality. Bakaiya is divided into 12 wards, with Chhatiwan declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bakaiya Rural Municipality had a population of 39,642. Of these, 73.1% spoke Tamang, 25.4% Nepali, 0.5% Magar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Rai, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.NepalMap Language

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 73.3% were Tamang, 6.0% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Chhetri, 3.3% Majhi, 3.0% Kami, 2.1% Rai, 1.4% Magar, 1.1% Danuwar, 1.1% Ghale, 0.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.NepalMap Caste

In terms of religion, 72.8% were Buddhist, 25.7% Hindu, 1.2% Christian and 0.3% others.NepalMap Religion

In terms of literacy, 56.3% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 40.6% could neither read nor write.NepalMap Literacy

References

External links official website of the rural municipality