Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality

Badhaiyatal (Nepali: बढैयाताल) is a rural municipality located in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province of Nepal.

[1][2] Jamuni, Sorhawa, Manpur Mainapokhar and Kalika VDCs were merged to form this new rural municipality.

Total area of the council is calculated 115.19 square kilometres (44.48 sq mi).

[3][4] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality had a population of 47,948.

[5] In terms of ethnicity/caste, 37.4% were Tharu, 12.3% Hill Brahmin, 12.2% Chhetri, 11.4% Kami, 5.4% Magar, 2.8% Musalman, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Thakuri, 2.0% Yadav, 1.6% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 1.3% Sarki, 1.1% Gurung, 1.1% Newar, 0.8% other Dalit, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 0.6% Kurmi, 0.5% Tamang, 0.3% Dhobi, 0.2% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Gaine, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Kayastha, 0.2% Rajbanshi, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kanu, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Teli and 0.1% others.