Urban Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
Mahalaxmi is a municipality that lies in the north-eastern part of the Lalitpur district of Nepal . As per the declaration by the government of Nepal in 2015, it was created through the merger of the Village development committees Imadol , Lubhu , Tikathali , Siddhipur and Lamatar .[ 1] The city derives its name from the Mahalaxmi-Mahabhairav Temple in Lubhu. The city's total area is 26.5 square kilometres.[ 2] The municipality has a total number of 10 wards. The old VDC offices are used as joint ward office now .
Name
Mahalaxmi means Great Lakhsmi (Hindu Goddess) in Sanskrit but with a Nepalized Translation as Nepal is the largest Hindu country by percentage of population adherence in the World. According to the 2011 census, the Hindu population in Nepal is estimated to be around 21,551,492, which accounts for at least 81.34% of the country's population out of 28,095,714. Hinduism arrive in Nepal somewhere in the c. 250 CE but vehemently extended to all of Nepal with Shankara and Prithvi 's effort.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Mahalaxmi Municipality had a population of 62,624. Of these, 58.5% spoke Nepali , 26.6% Newar , 6.5% Tamang , 2.1% Maithili , 1.4% Magar , 1.0% Rai , 0.8% Tharu , 0.6% Bhojpuri , 0.4% Limbu , 0.2% Gurung , 0.2% Hindi , 0.2% Sunwar , 0.2% Urdu , 0.2% Wambule , 0.1% Chamling , 0.1% Doteli , 0.1% Sherpa , 0.1% Thulung and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[ 3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.0% were Newar , 28.7% Chhetri , 13.5% Hill Brahmin , 7.9% Tamang , 4.7% Magar , 2.4% Rai , 1.4% Kami , 1.4% Tharu , 0.9% Sarki , 0.7% Damai /Dholi, 0.7% Thakuri , 0.6% Limbu , 0.6% Musalman , 0.5% Gurung , 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% other Dalit , 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel , 0.3% Teli , 0.3% other Terai, 0.3% Yadav , 0.2% Lohar , 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Sunuwar , 0.1% Bengali , 0.1% Terai Brahmin , 0.1% Chamling , 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Dhanuk , 0.1% Ghale , 0.1% Hajam /Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar , 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Kayastha , 0.1% Koiri /Kushwaha , 0.1% Rajbanshi , 0.1% Sherpa , 0.1% Sudhi, 0.1% Thami and 0.3% others.[ 4]
In terms of religion, 85.6% were Hindu , 8.3% Buddhist , 4.1% Christian , 1.1% Kirati , 0.7% Muslim , 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.[ 5]
In terms of literacy, 82.1% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 15.8% could neither read nor write.[ 6]
Education
There are many reputed education institutions in this metropolis :
Mahalaxmi secondary school, Lubhu
Genius IB World School, Lubhu
United School,Imadol
Shuvatara School , Lamatar
Nepal Don Bosco School , Siddhipur
Pawan Prakriti H.S , Imadol
Children Garden School , Imadol
Anant English School , Siddhipur
Lalit Academy , Siddhipur
Kopila English School , Siddhipur
Mount Olive English Secondary School , Siddhipur
Siddhimangal Higher Secondary School, Siddhipur
Bhanodaya Primary School, Siddhipur
High View School, Tikathali
Balkunja Secondary School, Changathali
West Wing School, Lubhu
Aster Academy, Imadol
NavaKunja School, Siddhipur
Mahendra Adarsha Higher Secondary School, Imadol
Xenium ES
Peace point secondary school
Machhapuchhre School , Kusunti
Kantipur International College Of Engineering, Lubhu
Bloom Nepal School
Hospital/Public Health Post/Primary Health Post
Kist Medical College & Hospital, Imadol
Lubhu Public Health Center, Lubhu
Siddhipur Health post, Siddhipur
Siddhipur Community Health Care Center, Siddhipur
Social Organization
There are many business or social organizations in Siddhipur
SN
Organization Name
Type
Established
Nickname
Motto
Logo
Reference
1
Unification of The Youth
Youth Social Organization
2073 B.S
UNITY
Youths for social changes.
Logo of UNITY
http://unity.org.np
1
Firfire Youth CLub
Youth Social Organization
2076 B.S
Firfire
Platform for all ages group.
http://firfireyouth.club
2
Mahalaxmi Yuwa Samuha
Social Organization
3
Changathali Youth Club
Social Organization
4
Lalitpur Yuwa Samuha
Social Organization
5
Satya Yuwa Club
Social Organization
6
Milijuli Tole Sudhar Samiti
Local Organization
7
Lamatar Youth Club
Social Organization
8
Newa Dey Daboo
Social Organization
2076 B.S.
NDD
Movement For Newa Culture
Business Organization/Co-operative Organization/Financial Institutions/Other Institutions
Kist Medical College & Hospital
Siddhipur (Thasi) Multipurpose Co-operative Ltd.
Satya Saving and Credit Co-operative Ltd.
Sahara Saving and Credit Co-operative Ltd.
Chandani Saving and Credit Co-operative Ltd.
Asterix Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Swavalamban Multipurpose Cooperative Ltd Siddhipur
References
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