Savapokhari Rural Municipality

Savapokhari (Nepali: सभापोखरी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of five rural municipality located in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are a total of 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha in which 5 are urban and 5 are rural.

Sabhapokhari
सभापोखरी गाउँपालिका
Sabhapokhari is located in Koshi Province
Sabhapokhari
Sabhapokhari
Location in Koshi Province
Sabhapokhari is located in Nepal
Sabhapokhari
Sabhapokhari
Sabhapokhari (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.450019°N 87.300000°E / 27.450019; 87.300000
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictSankhuwasabha
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Bhim Bahadur Limbu (Nepali Congress)
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Laxmi Chapagain (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist))
Area
  Total222.08 km2 (85.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,492
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Postal Code
56900
HeadquarterBahrabise
Websiteofficial website

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Savapokhari has an area of 222.08 square kilometres (85.75 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 10492 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2]

Savapokhari, Dhupu and Bahrabise 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 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Bahrabise.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Savapokhari Rural Municipality had a population of 10,492. Of these, 42.9% spoke Nepali, 21.1% Limbu, 14.3% Tamang, 6.7% Magar, 6.1% Rai, 3.1% Lohorung, 1.8% Gurung, 1.2% Newar, 0.6% Chamling, 0.6% Thulung, 0.5% Yamphu and 0.8% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.8% were Limbu, 20.3% Rai, 16.4% Tamang, 8.7% Chhetri, 8.0% Magar, 7.1% Hill Brahmin, 4.7% Kami, 2.9% Gurung, 2.3% Lohorung, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.6% Newar, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Kayastha, 0.2% other Terai, 0.2% Thulung and 0.4% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 37.2% were Hindu, 36.3% Kirati, 25.2% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian and 0.1% others.[5]

In terms of literacy, 67.4% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 29.9% could neither read nor write.[6]

References

  1. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. NepalMap Language
  4. NepalMap Caste
  5. NepalMap Religion
  6. NepalMap Literacy


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