Bagmati Rural Municipality, Makwanpur

Bagmati is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 311.79 square kilometres (120.38 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 30,495 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

Bagmati (RM)
बागमती गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bagmati (RM) is located in Bagmati Province
Bagmati (RM)
Bagmati (RM)
Location
Bagmati (RM) is located in Nepal
Bagmati (RM)
Bagmati (RM)
Bagmati (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°19′07″N 85°24′46″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictMakwanpur
Wards9
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Sarkesh Ghalan
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Dhanmaya Syantan
Area
 • Total311.79 km2 (120.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total30,495
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterPhaparbari
Websitebagmatimunmakawanpur.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Raigaun, Phaparbari and Betini VDCs were merged to form Bagmati Rural Municipality. Bagmati is divided into 9 wards, with Phaparbari declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bagmati Rural Municipality had a population of 30,587. Of these, 60.4% spoke Tamang, 21.6% Nepali, 7.5% Magar, 5.9% Rai, 2.2% Majhi, 1.2% Pahari, 0.5% Newar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.2% Danuwar, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.5% were Tamang, 12.4% Magar, 8.3% Rai, 4.7% Majhi, 3.9% Pahari, 3.2% Kami, 2.0% Chhetri, 1.7% Hill Brahmin, 1.6% Newar, 0.7% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Danuwar, 0.1% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Sarki and 0.3% others.[6]

In terms of religion, 66.3% were Buddhist, 27.8% Hindu, 3.6% Christian, 2.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.[7]

In terms of literacy, 54.0% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 42.6% could neither read nor write.[8]

References
  1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. NepalMap Language
  6. NepalMap Caste
  7. NepalMap Religion
  8. NepalMap Literacy
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.