At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, Khaptadchhanna Rural Municipality had a population of 15,903. Of these, 81.8% spoke
Nepali and 18.2%
Bajhangi as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.8% were
Chhetri, 13.5%
Hill Brahmin, 10.7%
Kami, 7.6%
Thakuri, 3.3%
Sarki, 2.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6%
Damai/Dholi, 1.0% other
Dalit, 0.6%
Badi, 0.3%
Bengali, 0.3%
Newar, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1%
Rajput and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 99.9% were
Hindu and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 59.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 38.1% could neither read nor write. ==References==