Khijiidemba Rural Municipality
Khijidemba (Nepali: खिजिदेम्बा गाउँपालिका) is a part of Khiji Chandeshwari it has 2017 rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Okhaldhunga District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.
Khijidemba
खिजिदेम्बा गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Khijidemba Location in Province No. 1  Khijidemba Khijidemba (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.43°N 86.37°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Okhaldhunga |
| Wards | 9 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Bed Bahadur Roka (NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Shushila Tamang (NC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.77 km2 (66.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,106 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Khijiphalate |
| Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Khijidemba has an area of 171.77 square kilometres (66.32 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 15106 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2]
Ragani, Khiji Chandeshwari original Area, Khijikati, Khijiphalate, part of Pokli, Rawadolu, part of Patle and Bhussinga which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1]
The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Khijiphalate.[1]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khijidemba Rural Municipality had a population of 15,291. Of these, 37.3% spoke Nepali, 26.5% Sherpa, 16.6% Tamang, 12.3% Sunwar, 4.9% Bhojpuri, 1.6% Newar, 0.2% Haryanvi, 0.2% Magar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 26.5% were Sherpa, 18.0% Tamang, 14.0% Chhetri, 12.8% Sunuwar, 9.1% Newar, 4.9% Kanu, 3.5% Kami, 3.1% Hill Brahmin, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel and 5.8% others.
In terms of religion, 52.8% were Hindu, 44.2% Buddhist, 2.7% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti, 0.1% Kirati and 0.1% others.[3]
References
- "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- NepalMap Demographics
