Dangisharan Rural Municipality दंगीशरण गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Dangisharan Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°05′47″N 82°12′19″E / 28.096488°N 82.205211°E / 28.096488; 82.205211
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini Province
District	Dang District
Area
• Total	110.71 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Population
• Total	21,484
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://dangisharanmun.gov.np/

Dangisharan Rural Municipality (Nepali : दंगीशरण गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Dang District in Lumbini Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dangisharan is one of these 753 local units.^[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dangisharan Rural Municipality had a population of 21,484. Of these, 57.6% spoke Nepali, 42.1% Tharu, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.6% were Tharu, 29.5% Chhetri, 4.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.7% Kami, 4.2% Magar, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.0% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Sarki, 0.8% Thakuri, 0.7% Badi, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 99.3% were Hindu, 0.5% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% others.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 69.1% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 28.9% could neither read nor write.^[5]

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