Kolhabi

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kolhabi Municipality had a population of 44,082. Of these, 50.8% spoke Tharu, 24.0% Bhojpuri, 16.5% Nepali, 4.2% Maithili, 1.9% Tamang, 1.0% Urdu, 0.9% Newar and 0.5% Magar as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 59.3% were Tharu, 8.1% Hill Brahmin, 5.1% Musahar, 4.6% Chhetri, 3.6% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 2.4% Tamang, 2.2% Musalman, 1.7% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 1.5% Teli, 1.4% Newar, 1.1% Magar, 1.0% Mallaha, 0.8% Bin, 0.8% Kami, 0.7% Kalwar, 0.6% Kanu, 0.5% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.5% Majhi, 0.5% Nuniya, 0.4% Kushwaha, 0.3% Terai Brahmin, 0.3% Damai/Dholi, 0.3% other Terai, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sonar, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% Dhobi, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Mali, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Thami and 0.1% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 95.0% were Hindu, 2.5% Buddhist, 2.2% Muslim, 0.3% Christian and 0.1% others.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 57.7% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 40.0% could neither read nor write.^[8]