STATISTICAL PROFILE

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2014 B.S.
East:   Chirtungdhara VDC
West:  Bandi Pokhara
North: Barangdi, Chapapani
South: Madan Pokhara, Telgha
 

5958 Ropani
15
23693 (From)
Male: 12221, Female: 11472
2959
5.6%

Hospital and Clinic

Drinking Water Supply

Drinking Water Facility (No.) : 1572

Private Tap (No.)                 : 1485

Public Tap (No.)                   : 53

Tube Wll (No.)                     : 87

Electricity

Total Customers (No.) : 3047

Electrified Wards : 15

TelePhone Line

Line Capacity : 1750

Distributed Lines: 1000+300

Road

Black Topped: 21 km

Graveled: 3 km

Main Earthen: 31.8 km

Stone Paved:10.16 km

Education

* Literacy

Total Literacy in %

Female: 87.99% (From 6-15 age)

             84.28% (above 15)

Male: 98.74% (From 6-15 age)

         98.04% (above 15)

* School, Students and Teacher

Industry and Business

Total Businesses (No.) : 1099

Industry (No.) : 312

Cottage Industry (No.): 89

Small Enterprises (No.): 223

Employment (No.) : 2240

Special Industries (No.) : 2 (Dairy)

Main Products: Karuwa, Dhaka Handloom (Palpali Dhaka Topi)

POPULATION PROFILE

LOCATION
Tansen, an ancient hill town, with it's architecture strongly influenced by Newari migrants from the Kathmandu valley. Situated at the southern slope of the Mahabharat Range, about half way from the Indian border to Pokhara and the Himalayas, this town offers an opportunity to experience genuine Nepalese culture, away from westernized places like Thamel in Kathmandu or Lakeside in Pokhara. Old artistic Newari houses and cobbled streets shape the townscape. The town's hill, Shreenagar, allows breathtaking views of the Himalayan range from Dhaulagiri in the west to Ganesh Himal in the east. Tansen is the district administration headquarter of Palpa district, one out of 75 districts in Nepal, and it is Municipality since 1957. Tansen Itself is often referred to as Palpa, and its people (population apprx. 13.000 in the core area) as Palpalese. At an elevation of about 1350m (4430ft) above the sea level the town experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. The daily maximum temperature, even in pre-monsoon times, hardly exceeds ever 31⁰C (88F) and it is only in December/January the daily minimum temperature can fall below 10⁰ (50F). The annual precipitation is about 1500 mm of which 90% falls in the monsoon time.

CLIMATE
Tansen Municipality is situated at an elevation of about 1350m (4430ft) above the sea level the town experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. The daily maximum temperature, even in pre-monsoon times, hardly exceeds ever 31⁰C (88F) and it is only in December/January the daily minimum temperature can fall below 10⁰ (50F). The annual precipitation is about 1500 mm of which 90% falls in the monsoon time.

PEOPLE
In Palpa there is a vast diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, customs and cultures. All the people live and work in harmony and cooperation. In this small district more than ten ethnic groups and different casts lives. According to the last national survey the population of Palpa is 236,313. The number of household is 41,864. The population growth rate is (1.79%). The largest portion of the population of the district consists of the Magars (45.4%), Brahmans(20.2%), Kamis (6.6%), Newars (3.8%), Sarkis, Kumals, Damais, Thakuris and others. Religion wise the Hindus(98.8%), Buddhists(0.6), Muslims(0.2) and other(0.4)

ECONOMY

 

COMMUNICATION
Tansen Municipality is well facilitated with modern mass communication services. All the means of communication such as postal service, telephone services with STD and ISD facilities, e-mail and Internet are easily available here.

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