Sanphebagar

{{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Sanfebagar | image_alt = See caption | other_name = | native_name = साँफेबगर | nickname = साँफे | settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Nepal|Municipality]] | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Local | demographics1_info1 = Achhami | motto =  | image_skyline = Scene_from_Saphebagar,_Achham.jpg | image_caption = View of Sanphebagar, Achham | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal  | pushpin_label_position = above | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Banner of Sudurpashchim Province.png}} [[Sudurpashchim Province|Sudurpashchim]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Nepal|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Achham District|Achham]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Municipality]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Rajendra Bahadur Kunwar ([[Nepali Congress|NC]]) | leader_title1 = [[Deputy Mayor]] | leader_name1 = Siloj Kunwar ([[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)|CPN (US)]]) | established_title = Established Date | established_date = 8 May 2014 | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =  | area_total_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = 2001 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Nepal Standard Time|NST]] | utc_offset = +5:45 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|29.233384|81.21809|region:NP-SE_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = | website = http://sanfebagarmun.gov.np | footnotes = }} '''Sanphebagar''' is a [[List of cities in Nepal|municipality]] in [[Achham District]] in [[Sudurpashchim Province]] of [[Nepal]] that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former [[Village development committee (Nepal)|Village development committees]] [[Baijinath, Achham|Baijinath]], [[Jalapadevi]], [[Siddheswor, Achham|Siddheswar]], [[Mastamandau]], [[Nawathana]], [[Bhagyeshwar]], [[Ridikot]], [[Chandika, Nepal|Chandika]].<ref>"[http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 72 New Municipalities Announced]", ''Republica'', 8 May 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html Govt Announces 72 New Municipalities], ''The Kathmandu Post'', 8 May 2014.</ref> It lies on the bank of [[Budhi Ganga River]]. At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]] it had a population of 33,788 people living in 6,693 individual households.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011|url=http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/2017/Population_Ward_Level_753_Local_Unit.pdf|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics|access-date=1 May 2018|date=November 2017|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127085017/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/2017/Population_Ward_Level_753_Local_Unit.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sanphebagar is about 25 km north of the district headquarters of [[Mangalsen]].

==Demographics== At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Sanphebagar Municipality had a population of 34,128. Of these, 89.2% spoke [[Nepali language#Dialects|Achhami]], 9.0% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 0.3% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Bajureli]], 0.3% [[Maithili language|Maithili]], 0.2% [[Doteli]], 0.2% [[Tharu languages|Tharu]], 0.1% [[Hindi]], 0.1% [[Magar Kham language|Kham]], 0.1% [[Magar language|Magar]], 0.1% [[Tamang language|Tamang]], 0.1% [[Urdu]] and 0.2% other languages as their first language.<ref> NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-69009&geo_ids=local-69009,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.2% were [[Chhetri]], 17.9% other [[Dalit]], 9.7% [[Kami (caste)|Kami]], 5.2% [[Bahun|Hill Brahmin]], 4.5% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 1.4% [[Sarki (ethnic group)|Sarki]], 0.8% [[Thakuri]], 0.6% [[Teli]], 0.5% [[Nepalese Muslims|Musalman]], 0.3% [[Magars|Magar]], 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% [[Badi people|Badi]], 0.2% [[Rai people|Rai]], 0.2% [[Tharu people|Tharu]], 0.1% [[Bengalis|Bengali]], 0.1% [[Terai]] [[Brahmin]], 0.1% [[Lohar (caste)|Lohar]], 0.1% [[Newar people|Newar]], 0.1% [[Tamang people|Tamang]], 0.1% other Terai and 0.3% others.<ref> NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-69009&geo_ids=local-69009,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>

In terms of religion, 99.0% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 0.5% [[Islam in Nepal|Muslim]], 0.3% [[Christianity in Nepal|Christian]], 0.1% [[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhist]] and 0.1% others.<ref> NepalMap Religion [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-69009&geo_ids=local-69009,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>

In terms of literacy, 64.9% could read and write, 3.8% could only read and 31.3% could neither read nor write.<ref> NepalMap Literacy [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-69009&geo_ids=local-69009,district-01,province-7,country-NP]</ref>

== Transportation == [[Sanphebagar Airport]] was out of operation since 2005. On 14 October 2018 flights resumed after 13 years from the initiatives of former mayor '''Kul Bahadur Kunwar'''.

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Achham District]] [[Category:Village development committees in Achham District]] [[Category:Nepal municipalities established in 2014]] [[Category:Municipalities in Achham District]]