Simta Rural Municipality

{{short description|Rural municipality in Karnali Province, Nepal}}

Simta ({{langx|ne|सिम्ता गाउँपालिका}}) is a rural municipality located in Surkhet District of Karnali Province of Nepal.{{cite web |title=Simta (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nepal-mun-admin.php?adm2id=5909 |website=www.citypopulation.de |accessdate=27 March 2020}}

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 99.9% of the population in Simta Rural Municipality spoke Nepali and 0.1% spoke other languages as their first language. NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-59009&geo_ids=local-59009,district-70,province-6,country-NP]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.5% were Chhetri, 20.6% Kami, 16.1% Thakuri, 8.7% Magar, 5.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.8% Hill Brahmin, 1.6% Badi, 1.2% Sarki, 0.2% Gaine, 0.2% Lohar, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-59009&geo_ids=local-59009,district-70,province-6,country-NP]

In terms of religion, 99.2% were Hindu and 0.8% Christian. NepalMap Religion [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-59009&geo_ids=local-59009,district-70,province-6,country-NP]

In terms of literacy, 65.8% could read and write, 3.6% could only read and 30.6% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-59009&geo_ids=local-59009,district-70,province-6,country-NP]

References

External links

[http://simtamun.gov.np/ Official website]

Category:Populated places in Surkhet District

Category:Rural municipalities in Karnali Province

Category:Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017