Balithum
Encyclopedia
Balithum is a town
and municipality in Gulmi District
in the Lumbini Zone
of central Nepal
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 3592 persons living in 709 individual households.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and municipality in Gulmi District
Gulmi District
Gulmi District of 296,654. It is famous for coffee farming. Ruru, a Holy Place now also known as Ridi,is a market centre,where many of the tamples are situated.Maghe sankranti and other festivals are celebrated here. Many local as well as foreign tourists come here to visit the place...
in the Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone, is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy...
of central Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...
it had a population of 3592 persons living in 709 individual households.