At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, Dhorpatan Municipality had a population of 26,438. of these, 95.6% spoke
Nepali, 2.0%
Magar, 1.5%
Chantyal, 0.3%
Kham, 0.1%
Maithili, 0.1%
Thakali and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 39.3% were
Kami, 22.6%
Magar, 16.9%
Chhantyal, 8.9%
Hill Brahmin, 3.0%
Damai/Dholi, 2.5%
Chhantyal, 2.0%
Kumal, 1.1%
Kayastha, 0.5%
Sarki, 0.5%
Thakali, 0.4%
Musalman, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other
Dalit, 0.3%
Gurung, 0.3%
Newar, 0.2% Gharti/
Bhujel, 0.2%
Thakuri, 0.1%
Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 91.1% were
Hindu, 5.6%
Buddhist, 1.0%
Christian, 0.7%
Prakriti, 0.4%
Muslim and 1.1% others. In terms of literacy, 63.0% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 33.9% could neither read nor write. == References ==