At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, Janaki Rural Municipality had a population of 48,540. Of these, 60.1% spoke
Tharu, 21.6%
Nepali, 11.4%
Achhami, 3.9%
Doteli, 1.0%
Dailekhi, 0.6%
Urdu, 0.4%
Magar, 0.4%
Maithili, 0.2%
Jumli, 0.1%
Awadhi, 0.1%
Bajureli, 0.1%
Hindi and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.4% were
Tharu, 10.1%
Hill Brahmin, 9.8%
Chhetri, 8.4%
Kami, 3.1%
Thakuri, 1.8%
Damai/Dholi, 1.7%
Magar, 1.3%
Lohar, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7%
Musalman, 0.7%
Sarki, 0.3% other
Dalit, 0.2%
Badi, 0.1%
Bengali, 0.1%
Gurung, 0.1%
Kumal, 0.1%
Newar, 0.1%
Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 95.3% were
Hindu, 2.5%
Christian, 1.4%
Buddhist, 0.7%
Muslim and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 64.7% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 33.2% could neither read nor write. ==References==