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Dhunibeshi is a municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 96.30 square kilometres (37.18 sq mi), with a total population of 31,029 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Naubise, Chhatre Dyaurali and Jiwanpur VDCs were merged to form Dhunibeshi. Dhunibeshi is divided into 9 wards, with Naubise declared the administrative center of the municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhunibeshi Municipality had a population of 31,029. Of these, 77.1% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 2.9% Newar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% English, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.1% were Tamang, 24.3% Hill Brahmin, 21.3% Chhetri, 6.4% Newar, 4.5% Sarki, 3.0% Magar, 2.9% Rai, 2.1% Kami, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.7% Danuwar, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.4% Musalman, 0.2% Chepang/Praja, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Jirel, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 81.0% were Hindu, 16.3% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 0.4% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[7]

References

External links

• official website of the rural municipality