Tinpatan (Nepali: तीनपाटन) is a Rural municipality located within the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans in area, with a total population of 34,889 according to a 2021 Nepal census.
On 10 March 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Balajor, Jarayotar, Lampantar, Tribhuvan Ambote, Tosramkhola, Bahuntilpung, Bhimsthan and Belghari VDCs were merged to form Tinpatan Rural Municipality. Tinpatan is divided into 11 wards, with Lampantar (Chakmake) declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Ward division Tinpatan Rural Municipality is divided into 11 wards. They are as follows: Current WardPrevious VDC WardsArea (km2)Population (2021)1Belghari (1-9)39.123,4682Bhimsthan (1-5)21.323,5313Bhimsthan (6-9)24.892,1964Jarayotar (1,4-6)17.033,1145Jarayotar (2,3,7-9)31.573,5786Balajor (1-9)34.173,9537Tosramkhola (1-9)16.231,7908Bahuntilpung (1-9)20.223,1009Tribhuvan Ambote (1-9)42.23,73210Lampantar (1-3)16.12,47911Lampantar (4-9)17.443,948
Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Tinpatan Rural Municipality had a population of 36,420. Of these, 45.4% spoke Nepali, 32.6% Magar, 14.3% Tamang, 5.7% Newar, 0.8% Majhi, 0.5% Sunwar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language. NepalMap Language
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.2% were Magar, 14.9% Tamang, 10.6% Chhetri, 10.1% Hill Brahmin, 9.3% Newar, 5.7% Sarki, 5.0% Kami, 4.4% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.1% Majhi, 0.8% Terai Brahmin, 0.7% Sunuwar, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Hayu, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Sonar and 0.2% others. NepalMap Caste
In terms of religion, 73.4% were Hindu, 25.9% Buddhist, 0.4% Christian, 0.1% Kirati and 0.1% others. NepalMap Religion
In terms of literacy, 65.0% could read and write, 2.8% could only read and 32.1% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy
References
External links official website of the rural municipality