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'''Kamalbazar''' ({{langx|ne|कमलबजार}}) is a [[List of cities in Nepal|municipality]] in [[Achham District]] in [[Sudurpashchim Province]] of [[Nepal]] that was established on 18 September 2015 by merging the former [[Village development committee (Nepal)|village development committees]] [[Bayala]], [[Dhaku]], [[Birpath]], [[Chalsa, Nepal|Chalsa]], [[Sera, Nepal|Sera]], [[Muli, Nepal|Muli]], [[Mashtabandali]] and [[Kuika]].<ref name="Kathmandupost.ekantipur.com">{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-09-19/govt-declares-26-new-municipalities.html|title=The Kathmandu Post :: Govt declares 26 new municipalities|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>
Kamalbazar is a trade centre for East Achham. It also has a primary health center and some banking facilities, which benefit locals, as they previously had to go the district headquarter [[Mangalsen]] to use such services.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} Wind energy facilities and solar power facilities support the local power supply.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} Administrative offices are located in the former Bayala.
==Demographics== At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Kamalbazar Municipality had a population of 23,770. Of these, 99.9% spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref> NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-69004&geo_ids=local-69004,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 48.1% were [[Chhetri]], 18.2% [[Bahun|Hill Brahmin]], 14.0% other [[Dalit]], 11.6% [[Kami (caste)|Kami]], 4.8% [[Thakuri]], 2.4% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 0.2% [[Sarki (ethnic group)|Sarki]], 0.1% [[Badi people|Badi]], 0.1% [[Lohar (caste)|Lohar]], 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% [[Nepalese Muslims|Musalman]], 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.<ref> NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-69004&geo_ids=local-69004,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>
In terms of religion, 99.8% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 0.1% [[Islam in Nepal|Muslim]] and 0.1% others.<ref> NepalMap Religion [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-69004&geo_ids=local-69004,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>
In terms of literacy, 55.1% could read and write, 3.8% could only read and 41.0% could neither read nor write.<ref> NepalMap Literacy [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-69004&geo_ids=local-69004,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>
== Transportation == [[Kamalbazar Airport]] lies in Kamalbazar but is currently out of operation.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Achham District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Achham District]] [[Category:Village development committees in Achham District]] [[Category:Nepal municipalities established in 2015]] [[Category:Municipalities in Achham District]]
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