Bhanu is a municipality of Tanahun District in Gandaki Province of western Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Bhanu village development committee or VDC, Barbhanjyang VDCs, Rupakot (VDC), Tanahunsur Village Development Committee, Purkot VDC, Mirlung VDC, Satiswara VDC, Risti VDC, Basantapur VDC and Chok Chisapani VDC. The center of the municipality is established in former VDC Office of Bhanu. After merging the population of all of the VDCs, it had a total population of 46,179 according to 2011 Nepal census.Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal. Nepali poet Bhanubhakta Acharya was born in Bhanu Municipality. It was named after him.
Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bhanu Municipality had a population of 46,179. Of these, 81.6% spoke Nepali, 7.5% Gurung, 3.7% Newar, 2.9% Tamang, 1.4% Urdu, 1.1% Kumhali, 1.1% Magar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language. NepalMap Language
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 25.5% were Chhetri, 11.8% Hill Brahmin, 11.4% Gurung, 10.3% Newar, 6.7% Magar, 6.5% Sarki, 6.4% Kami, 5.9% Tamang, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Kumal, 2.6% Musalman, 2.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.9% Badi, 0.8% Thakuri, 0.4% Gaine, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Bote, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kamar, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others. NepalMap Caste
In terms of religion, 83.7% were Hindu, 11.8% Buddhist, 2.6% Muslim, 1.4% Christian, 0.1% Bon and 0.3% others. NepalMap Religion
In terms of literacy, 72.8% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 25.4% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy
Ward profile There are 13 wards in Bhanu Municipality. +Bhanu Municipality Ward ProfilePresent Ward NumberFormer VDCFormer Ward Number1Bhanu12Bhanu23Bhanu34Bhanu4,55Bhanu6,7,86Bhanu, Tanahunsur & SatiswaraBhanu(Ward No. 9), Tanahunsur(Ward No.1 to Ward No. 3), Satiswara(Ward No. 1)7BasantapurWard No. 1 to Ward No. 98PurkotWard No. 4, Ward No. 6 to Ward No.99PurkotWard No. 1 to Ward No. 3, Ward No. 510Chok ChisapaniWard No. 1 to Ward No.911Rupakot, TanahuWard No. 1 to Ward No.912MirlungWard No. 1 to Ward No. 613Mirlung, Risti, SatiswaraMirlung (Ward No. 7 to Ward No. 9), Risti (Ward No. 6), Satiswara (Ward No. 2 to Ward No. 5)
Notable persons Bhanubhakta Acharya, poet Govinda Raj Joshi, politician Ram Chandra Poudel, politician Rajendra Chhetri, Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army
See also Village development committee (Nepal) Gandaki Zone Western Development Region, Nepal Chok Chisapani Risti, Nepal Satiswara Purkot Tanahunsur Samjur
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