At the time of the
2011 Nepal census Shantinagar Rural Municipality had a population of 25,203. Of these, 81.0% spoke
Nepali, 16.9%
Tharu, 2.0%
Magar, 0.1%
Chantyal and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 43.3% were
Chhetri, 17.6%
Tharu, 13.4%
Magar, 10.0%
Kami, 7.2%
Hill Brahmin, 2.1%
Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5%
Thakuri, 0.8%
Musalman, 0.8%
Sarki, 0.6% other
Dalit, 0.3%
Newar, 0.2%
Badi, 0.1%
Chhantyal, 0.1%
Gaine, 0.1%
Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 96.8% were
Hindu, 1.4%
Buddhist, 1.0%
Christian, 0.8%
Muslim and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 66.6% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 31.5% could neither read nor write. ==References==