At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, 99.9% of the population in Simta Rural Municipality spoke
Nepali and 0.1% spoke other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.5% were
Chhetri, 20.6%
Kami, 16.1%
Thakuri, 8.7%
Magar, 5.5%
Damai/Dholi, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.8%
Hill Brahmin, 1.6%
Badi, 1.2%
Sarki, 0.2%
Gaine, 0.2%
Lohar, 0.1%
Gurung, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 99.2% were
Hindu and 0.8%
Christian. In terms of literacy, 65.8% could read and write, 3.6% could only read and 30.6% could neither read nor write. ==References==