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665:Kayastha
581:Musalman
547:, 10.6%
543:, 20.5%
514:Chamling
490:Musalman
482:Bhojpuri
434:Maithili
357:damakmun
319:UTC+5:45
230:10 Wards
213:District
201:Province
1376:Inaruwa
1371:Belbari
1356:Triyuga
1311:Itahari
786:Rajghat
746:, 1.3%
742:, 2.7%
738:, 3.5%
734:, 4.9%
719:, 0.1%
715:, 0.3%
713:Thakuri
711:, 0.1%
703:, 0.1%
699:, 0.1%
695:, 0.1%
693:Musahar
691:, 0.1%
689:Mallaha
687:, 0.1%
683:, 0.1%
679:, 0.1%
671:, 0.1%
667:, 0.1%
659:, 0.1%
651:, 0.1%
647:, 0.2%
643:, 0.2%
639:, 0.2%
637:Brahmin
625:Sunuwar
623:, 0.4%
617:Bengali
613:Marwadi
603:, 0.8%
599:, 0.9%
595:, 1.0%
591:, 1.0%
583:, 1.3%
579:, 1.4%
571:, 3.0%
567:, 3.2%
563:, 3.9%
559:, 5.2%
555:, 4.9%
551:, 6.9%
545:Chhetri
532:, 0.1%
528:, 0.1%
526:Thulung
524:, 0.1%
520:, 0.1%
516:, 0.1%
512:, 0.1%
508:, 0.1%
500:, 0.3%
498:Santali
496:, 0.3%
492:, 0.3%
488:, 0.3%
484:, 0.3%
480:, 0.3%
476:, 0.4%
474:Bantawa
472:, 0.4%
470:Bengali
468:, 0.4%
464:, 0.5%
460:, 0.7%
456:, 0.8%
452:, 0.9%
448:, 1.5%
444:, 2.5%
440:, 2.9%
436:, 4.1%
432:, 4.1%
428:, 4.6%
424:, 9.2%
352:Website
300:107,410
182:Country
157:87°42′E
154:26°40′N
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1401:Duhabi
1361:Baraha
1316:Dharan
1209:Kankai
1204:Damak
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758:Nepali
732:Kirati
721:Yakkha
701:Sherpa
697:Rajput
669:Khawas
653:Chamar
649:Halwai
641:Dhanuk
633:Kalwar
629:Hajjam
621:Santal
605:Gurung
589:Bhujel
569:Tamang
557:Dhimal
534:Yakkha
518:Sherpa
510:Bhujel
502:Sunwar
466:Gurung
446:Tamang
430:Dhimal
422:Nepali
374:Nepali
1511:Barju
1496:Jhapa
1491:Gadhi
1461:Koshi
1436:Kamal
1351:Damak
1157:Jhapa
1142:Kamal
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717:Yadav
705:Sonar
685:Lohar
681:Kurmi
673:Koiri
661:Dhobi
657:Dalit
609:Sarki
597:Tharu
593:Kumal
577:Magar
573:Damai
561:Newar
549:Limbu
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486:Majhi
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390:Nepal
378:Nepal
370:Damak
336:57217
243:Mayor
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194:Nepal
1055:2010
972:2013
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