Bhajani

Bhajani is a municipality in Kailali District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 52,128, and it is divided into 9 wards. It is surrounded by Tikapur Municipality and Joshipur Rural Municipality to the east, Kailari Rural Municipality to the west and Ghodaghodi Municipality to the north, while to the south it borders Tikunia in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The census showed a population that is mostly Tharu, with Tharu the first language of about two thirds of residents, followed by Nepali, and about 96 percent of residents were Hindu. Literacy stood at about 60 percent in 2011. The article also carries the results of the 2017 Nepalese local elections for the mayor and deputy mayor posts.