Lamjung District ( Nepali : लमजुङ जिल्ला [ˈlʌmd͡zuŋ] ), a part of Gandaki Province , is one of the 77 districts of Nepal . The district, with Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 167,724. Lamjung lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country (i.e., Duipipal ). It has mixed habitation of casts and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the Gurung ethnic population in the country.
4-1158: Popular Media in Lamjung Includes Mero Lamjung, Radio Chautari, Aantaranga Saptahik, Radio Marsyangdi,Radio Lamjung etc. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Lamjung District had a population of 167,724. As first language , 58.6% spoke Nepali , 29.9% Gurung , 6.6% Tamang , 1.8% Newari , 1.0% Dura , 0.8% Magar , 0.3% Urdu , 0.2% Bhojpuri , 0.1% Kumhali , 0.1% Maithili , 0.1% Yolmo , 0.1% Rai and 0.2% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 31.4% were Gurung , 15.9% Chhetri , 12.8% Hill Brahmin , 8.7% Kami , 7.3% Tamang , 5.3% Sarki , 3.9% Damai /Dholi, 3.7% Newar , 2.3% Gharti/ Bhujel , 2.2% Magar , 1.9% Dura, 1.0% Kumal , 0.9% Thakuri , 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Musalman , 0.2% Rai , 0.1% Gaine , 0.1% Ghale , 0.1% Khawas, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Tharu , 0.1% Yolmo and 0.3% others. Religion: 64.0% were Hindu , 33.1% Buddhist , 1.8% Christian , 0.6% Muslim and 0.4% others. Literacy: 70.8% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 26.6% could neither read nor write. The epicentre of an earthquake on 25 April 2015
8-787: A widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics . Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities and villages of each district . The data included statistics on population size, households, sex and age distribution, place of birth, residence characteristics, literacy, marital status, religion, language spoken, caste/ethnic group, economically active population, education, number of children, employment status, and occupation. The population wise ranking of 126 Nepalese castes/ethnic groups as per 2011 Nepal census. This Nepal -related article
12-678: The most affected. Assistant Sub Inspector Bir Bahadur Thapa Magar identified the four deaths in Lamjung District as Lakshmi Gurung, 18, of Ilampokhari village; Nepti Tamang, 91, of Gaudu village; Sher Bahadur Tamang, 62, of Gaudu village; and three-and-a-half-month-old Sumit Bika of Gauda village. Twenty-five people were injured in Lamjung District. Local police estimate 2,094 houses were completely destroyed while another 2,129 houses were partially damaged. 28°14′N 82°25′E / 28.233°N 82.417°E / 28.233; 82.417 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted
16-491: Was near Lamjung District that is Barpak of Gorkha district. Most of the major damage and casualties took place in nearby Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. The death toll was placed at over 8,800. However, only four deaths were reported in Lamjung District. While Lamjung was the district with the 20th most deaths in Nepal, it was severely damaged. The villages of Bichaur , Ilampokhari , Dudhpokhari , Gauda , Kolki and Pyarjung were
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