Jayaprithvi Municipality
जयपृथ्वी नगरपालिका
Chainpur
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| Coordinates: 29°33′N 81°12′E / 29.550°N 81.200°E / 29.550; 81.200 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Bajhang District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chet Raj Bajal |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ratan Singh |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code |
10500
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| Area code | 092 |
| Website | jayaprithvimun |
Jayaprithvi (ancient name Chainpur[citation needed]) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Bajhang DistrictinSudurpashchim ProvinceofNepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Rithapata, Chainpur, Hemantabada, Luyanta and Subeda.[1][2] It lies on the bank of Seti River.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jayaprithvi Municipality had a population of 22,553. Of these, 75.7% spoke Nepali, 23.7% Bajhangi, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.6% were Chhetri, 22.4% Hill Brahmin, 15.1% Thakuri, 6.8% other Dalit, 5.6% Kami, 3.9% Sarki, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Tamang, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Newar, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 99.3% were Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.[5]
In terms of literacy, 63.0% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 34.1% could neither read or write.[6]
Bajhang Airport lies in Old-Rithapata.[7]
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