Khairahani
{{short description|Municipality in Bagmati Province, Nepal}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khairahani Municipality
| other_name =
| native_name = खैरहनी नगरपालिका [खै.न.पा.]
| nickname = Khairahani
| settlement_type = Municipality
| motto =
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_map =
| mapsize = 300px
| map_caption = Map of the village development committees in Chitwan District
| pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|Nepal}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Bagmati
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Chitwan|
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Sashi Kumar Khaniya (NC)
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Kabita Upreti (कविता उप्रेती) (CPN-UML)
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| population_as_of = 1991
| population_footnotes =
| population_note =
| population_total = 13629
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| timezone = NST
| utc_offset = +5:45
| timezone_DST =
| utc_offset_DST =
| coordinates = {{coord|27.571|84.571|type:city_region:NP|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code = 44203
| area_code = 056
| blank_name =
| blank_info =
| website = [http://www.khairhanimun.gov.np www.khairhanimun.gov.np]
| footnotes =
| official_name = Khairahani Municipality
| native_name_lang = ne
}}
Khairahani is a municipality in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 8 May 2014 by merging the existing Khairahani, Kumroj and Chainpur VDCs.{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 |title=72 new municipalities announced |publisher=My Republica.com |accessdate=2014-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618191026/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 |archivedate=2014-06-18 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html|title=Government announces 72 new municipalities|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|accessdate=2014-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084717/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=dead}} At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,629 people living in 2262 households.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=14 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=12 October 2008 }}
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khairahani Municipality had a population of 56,925. Of these, 60.2% spoke Nepali, 25.8% Tharu, 4.9% Darai, 2.7% Tamang, 2.1% Bhojpuri, 1.0% Magar, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Gurung, 0.6% Maithili, 0.4% Hindi, 0.3% Chepang, 0.2% Bote, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-35004&geo_ids=local-35004,district-12,province-3,country-NP NepalMap Language]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 27.1% were Tharu, 25.7% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Chhetri, 5.2% Darai, 4.3% Magar, 4.3% Tamang, 4.0% Newar, 3.0% Kami, 2.8% Gurung, 1.7% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Musalman, 0.6% Kanu, 0.5% Bote, 0.5% Chepang/Praja, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Gaine, 0.3% Kumal, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Musahar, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Teli, 0.1% 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 and 0.1% others.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-35004&geo_ids=local-35004,district-12,province-3,country-NP NepalMap caste]
In terms of religion, 89.7% were Hindu, 6.1% Buddhist, 2.5% Christian, 1.2% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.4% others.[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-35004&geo_ids=local-35004,district-12,province-3,country-NP NepalMap Religion]
Ward Profile
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- 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)
{{div col end}}