Thalara Rural Municipality

Thalara (Nepali: थलारा ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Thalara has a population of 17952.The land area is 105.51 km2.

Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thalara Rural Municipality had a population of 17,978. Of these, 85.9% spoke Nepali, 14.0% Bajhangi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.5% were Chhetri, 23.1% Hill Brahmin, 14.2% other Dalit, 4.4% Kami, 4.0% Thakuri, 3.6% Sarki, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Badi, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 99.9% were Hindu and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 59.2% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 36.4% could neither read nor write.