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Tanahun District

Tanahun District ( , or ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district lies in central Nepal, with Damauli as its district headquarters. It covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 323,288. Previously the town of Bandipur was its district headquarter. The postal code of Tanahun is 33900.

Bhanubhakta Acharya (Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य; 1814–1868), a Nepalese poet and writer who translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Khas language, was born to a very Brahmin family in Chundi Ramgha in Tanahun on 29 Ashar, 1871 B.S. He received education with a strong leaning towards religion from his grandfather at home. He is honored with the title Adikabi for the contributions he has made in the field of poetry and Khasi literature, and every year his birthday (29th of Ashad) is celebrated as a festival of Bhanujayanti by conducting various programs, usually academics and poem recitation.

Chimkeswori is the highest hill of Tanahun.

People from Tanahun District

Coordinates and location type

  • Latitude: 27.91667
  • Longitude:84.25
  • Latitude (DMS):27° 55' 0 N
  • Longitude (DMS):84° 15' 0 E

Geography and climate

Major religious spots

  • Vyash gufa, Damauli
  • Pancha mandir, Damauli
  • Thanithan, Basantapur
  • Teen Khole Devi Mandir, Khairenitar-8 Jamdi
  • Chabdi barahi, Chabdi
  • Nirjala Mai, Turture
  • Akala Mai, aanboo khaireni Rural Municipality
  • Akala Mai Magde Rural Municipality
  • Aadhi Mul
  • Dhorbarahi, Dhorphirdi
  • Khadga Devi Mandir, Bandipur
  • Devghat Tirtha isatal
  • Chhimkeshwori Mai Mandir, Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality
  • Tanahun Kalika, Damauli
  • Mahadev Than ,Vyas - 9
  • Siddha Gufa/Cave, (Biggest Cave of South Asia) Bimalnagar, Dumre, Bandipur Rural Municipality

Kalika Sthan Byas 8

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Tanahun District had a population of 321,153. 6.82% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 81.60% and a sex ratio of 1140 females per 1000 males. 206,601 (64.33%) lived in municipalities.

Hill Janjatis are the largest group (47% of the population) of which Magars are the largest group. Khas people are the second largest, of which Dalits are 17% of the population. 8% are Newar and 1% are Muslim.

At the time of the 2021 census, 62.71% of the population spoke Nepali, 19.69% Magar, 8.13% Gurung, 3.54% Nepal Bhasha and 1.10% Darai as their first language. In 2011, 61.7% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.

Administration

The district consists of 10 Municipalities, out of which four are urban municipality and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Former village development committees

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Tanahun District consisted of the following municipalities and village development committees:

See also

References