Mangalsen Nagar palika मंगलसेन Mangalsen nagar palika ward no:14 kalagaun Achham
Municipality
Mangalsen Nagar palika Location in Nepal Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Mangalsen Nagar palika Mangalsen Nagar palika (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 29°08′N 81°13′E / 29.13°N 81.21°E / 29.13; 81.21
Country	Nepal
District	Achham District
Area
• Total	1,399 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,507
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
• Religions	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)

Mangalsen Nepali: मंगलसेन is a municipality and the capital of Achham District in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. It was established on 18 May 2014 by merger of the former Village development committees of Janalibandali, Kuntibandali, Oligaun, Jupu, Kalagaun into its current form.^[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 32,507 people living in 6,604 individual households.^[3]

Mangalsen was a major scene of conflict between Maoist rebels and government forces during the Nepalese Civil War.^[4]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mangalsen Municipality had a population of 23,770. Of these, 97.5% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Achhami, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Tharu and 1.6% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 47.8% were Chhetri, 16.9% other Dalit, 15.5% Hill Brahmin, 9.9% Kami, 3.6% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% Badi, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Sarki, 0.5% Lohar, 0.5% Tamang, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 99.5% were Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim and 0.1% Christian.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 57.6% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 39.8% could neither read nor write.^[8]

References

Neppol Megasite