Tarakeshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Dharmasthali, Futung, Goldhunga, Jitpurphedi, Kavresthali, Manmaiju and Sangla.[1][2] The office of the municipality is that of the former Dharmasthali village development committee.
Kathmandu Nepal काठमाण्डाै माहानगरपालीका | |
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| Prime info | |
 Ward-6 of Tarakeshwor Municipality | |
  Kathmandu Nepal Location in Nepal  Kathmandu Nepal Kathmandu Nepal (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°47′12″N 85°18′11″E / 27.78667°N 85.30306°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Established | December 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Krishna Hari Maharjan (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Srijana Burlakoti (NC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 151,479 |
| • Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Tarakeshwor Municipality has a total population of 81,443 according to 2011 Nepal census.[3] Of these, 72.8% spoke Nepali, 11.5% Newar, 10.7% Tamang, 1.2% Gurung, 1.1% Magar, 0.6% Rai, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Maithili, 0.3% Sherpa, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Chantyal, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.6% were Hill Brahmin, 23.1% Chhetri, 15.5% Newar, 14.2% Tamang, 3.8% Magar, 2.8% Gurung, 1.9% Rai, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Kami, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Sherpa, 0.4% Tharu, 0.3% Ghale, 0.3% Limbu, 0.3% Musalman, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Chhantyal, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 83.3% were Hindu, 12.6% Buddhist, 3.3% Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Kirati and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of literacy, 82.6% could read and write, 1.6% could only read and 15.8% could neither read nor write.[7]
The population of the municipality grew to 151,479 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.7% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 87.8% were literate in 2021.[8]