Melung Rural Municipality

Melung is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 86.54 square kilometres (33.41 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,210 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]

Melung (RM)
मेलुङ्ग गाउँपालिका
Melung Gaunpalika
Rural Municipality
Melung (RM) is located in Bagmati Province
Melung (RM)
Melung (RM)
Location
Melung (RM) is located in Nepal
Melung (RM)
Melung (RM)
Melung (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.51°N 86.07°E / 27.51; 86.07
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictDolakha
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr. Nar Bahadur Shrestha
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs. Kalpana Bhandari
Area
 • Total86.54 km2 (33.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,210
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterBhedapu
Websitemelungmun.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 Pawati, Ghang Sukathokar, Bhedapu, Dandakharka, and Melung VDCs were merged to form Melung Rural Municipality. Melung is divided into 7 wards, with Bhedapu declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Melung Rural Municipality had a population of 20,287. Of these, 78.7% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 1.1% Thangmi, 0.8% Magar, 0.3% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.9% were Chhetri, 19.0% Tamang, 8.7% Newar, 7.8% Hill Brahmin, 5.3% Magar, 5.0% Kami, 2.5% Sarki, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Thami and 0.4% others.[6]

In terms of religion, 73.7% were Hindu, 23.6% Buddhist, 1.5% Prakriti, 0.8% Christian and 0.3% others.[7]

In terms of literacy, 59.8% could read and write, 4.9% could only read and 35.3% could neither read nor write.[8]

Melung VDC

Melung (the previous VDC) is now a part of Melung Rural Municipality. It was a separate village development committee (VDC) from 1990 to 2017. Melung village had more than 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of area and population according to 2011 had 3,566 with 836 individual households. This whole village is now a ward (ward no. 7) of Melung RM. Some area from Melung VDC were carved out and merged with Dandakharka to form ward no. 6 of Melung RM.[9]

Ward division

Melung RM is divided into 7 wards as below:

Melung RM
VillageWardArea (KM2)Population (2011)
Pawati116.964,573
Ghang Sukathokar26.191,891
314.32,339
Bhedapu418.393705
Dandakharka514.212,816
610.272,637
Melung76.222,249
Melung RM786.5420,210

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
  9. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009


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