Kalika municipality कालिका tempol [का.न.पा.] | |
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| Coordinates:27°41′35″N84°34′19″E / 27.693°N 84.572°E /27.693; 84.572 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Chitwan District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr.Binod Regmi (विनोद रेग्मी) (CPN-UML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mrs.Bimala Tamang (विमला तामाङ) (CPN-UML) |
| • Executive Officer | Mr. Chudamani Sharma Gautam |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 28,611 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | kalikamun.gov.np |
Kalika is a municipality inChitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. This municipality was established in 2015 AD by merging the existing Jutpani, Padampur, Shaktikhor and Siddhi VDCs.[1][2]
According to the results of National Census 2078, the total population is 52,164 (females 26,656 and males 25,508) and the number of households is 12,258.
At the time of the2011 Nepal census, Kalika Municipality had a population of 44,898. Of these, 60.1% spokeNepali, 12.3%Chepang, 12.1%Tharu, 10.4%Tamang, 1.3%Magar, 0.8%Maithili, 0.7%Gurung, 0.7%Newar, 0.6%Bote, 0.3%Bhojpuri, 0.2%Darai, 0.1%Ghale and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 17.7% wereHill Brahmin, 17.5%Chepang/Praja, 16.1%Tamang, 12.5%Tharu, 9.0%Chhetri, 5.3%Newar, 4.4%Magar, 4.1%Gurung, 3.1%Kami, 2.9%Kumal, 1.8%Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Bote, 0.8%Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3%Darai, 0.3%Sarki, 0.3%Sunuwar, 0.3%Thakuri, 0.2%Ghale, 0.2%Musalman, 0.2%Rai, 0.1%Kayastha, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1%Sherpa, 0.1%Sonar and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 70.1% wereHindu, 18.1%Buddhist, 9.2%Christian, 0.4% Prakriti, 0.2%Muslim, and 1.9% others.[5]
Presidents of Wards[6]
Schools
Kalika Hospital, one and only hospital
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