At the time of the
2011 Nepal census, Siranchowk Rural Municipality had a population of 23,666. Of these, 76.7% spoke
Nepali, 15.5%
Gurung, 3.0%
Kumhali, 2.9%
Tamang, 0.7%
Urdu, 0.6%
Bajjika, 0.3%
Newar, 0.1%
Bhojpuri, 0.1%
Doteli and 0.2% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.0% were
Gurung, 18.9%
Hill Brahmin, 11.7%
Chhetri, 9.9%
Sarki, 7.9%
Kami, 4.8%
Damai/Dholi, 4.4%
Tamang, 3.8%
Kumal, 3.3%
Newar, 3.1%
Magar, 3.0% Brahmu/Baramo, 1.6%
Musalman, 1.4% Gharti/
Bhujel, 1.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3%
Ghale, 0.3%
Thakuri, 0.1%
Rai, 0.1% other
Dalit and 0.3% others. In terms of religion, 75.2% were
Hindu, 20.4%
Buddhist, 2.6%
Christian, 1.6%
Muslim, 0.1%
Prakriti and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 66.5% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 31.3% could neither read nor write. == References ==