Editing Rajbiraj (section)

== Demography ==
According to the National Population Census of 2021, Rajbiraj's population was 70,803, of which male and female are 36,284 and 34,519 respectively. The effective literacy rate was 76.60%, with male literacy at 85.30% and female literacy at 67.40%.<ref name="Census"/> The data on religion in 2011 showed [[Hinduism]] as the majority religion. Most people follow Hinduism as a religion. The Hindu population accounts for 87%, Muslim 10.89%, Jains 1.26% and Sikhs 0.64%.<ref name="Rajbiraj Demography">{{cite web|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011|url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/15%20Saptari_VDCLevelReport.pdf|website=Central Bureau of Statistics|access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> The city has also community of Muslims along with Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. Rajbiraj is situated within one of the most ethnically diverse regions of Nepal, and the rural hinterland is home to a diverse cross section of [[Terai]] communities consisting of [[Kayastha]], [[Vaishya|Deo]], [[Yadav]], [[Mandal]], [[Muslim]], [[Maithil Brahmin|Brahmin]], [[Rajput]], [[Marwari people|Marwari]], [[Tharu people|Tharu]], [[Badhai]], [[Lohar (caste)|Lohar]], Sonar, [[Teli]], [[Bania (Newar caste)|Bania]], [[Damai]], [[Newar people|Newar]] and [[Bahun]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWvtsgEACAAJ&q=The+Caste+System+in+Terai+Madhes |title=The Caste System in Terai Madhesh |last=Rakesh |first=Ram Dayal |date=2015 |publisher=Adroit Publishers |isbn=9788187393108 |language=en}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|87.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|10.89}}
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{{bar percent|Sikh|#808080|0.64}}
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<small>Others include [[Christians]], [[Buddhist]]s & Other religions (0.19%)</small>
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