Chaurjahari

Chaurjahari चौरजहारी Chaurjahari,Rukum
Municipality
Chaurjahari Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.6549°N 82.1992°E / 28.6549; 82.1992
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali Province
District	Western Rukum District
Government
• Mayor	Pushpa Badi (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Radha Roka (NCP)
Area
• Total	107.38 km2 (41.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,438
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	http://chaurjaharimun.gov.np

Chaurjahari is a Municipality in Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees Bijayaswori and Kotjahari. It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chaurjahari Municipality had a population of 27,583. Of those, 99.0% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.7% were Chhetri, 15.0% Kami, 14.2% Magar, 10.0% Hill Brahmin, 4.5% Thakuri, 3.8% Sarki, 2.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.0% Badi, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 97.5% were Hindu, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.5% Christian and 0.2% Muslim.

In terms of literacy, 65.5% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 31.9% could neither read nor write.

Transportation

Chaurjahari Airport lies in Old-Bijayashwari.