Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality

Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality (Nepali: उदयपुरगढी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in Udayapur District of Koshi Province in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur District. There are 8 wards in this municipality. According to 2011 census of Nepal, the total population of the municipality is 30,731 and total area is 269.51 km².[1] The headquarter of the municipality is in Panchawati

Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika
उदयपुरगढी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika is located in Koshi Province
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika
Location in Koshi Province
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika is located in Nepal
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika
Udayapurgadhi Gaunpalika (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°56′00″N 86°31′00″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictUdayapur
Wards8
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • ChairpersonMr.Maan Bahadur Kepchaki Magar (CPN (US))
 • Vice-chairpersonMrs.Sanu Raut (NCP)
Area
 • Total269.51 km2 (104.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total30,731
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Pistal Code
56300
Area code035
HeadquarterPanchawati (The old office of Panchawati Village Development Committee
WebsiteOfficial Website

The rural municipality was established on March 10, 2017 when Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body.

Panchawati, Bhalayadanda, Tawasri, Dumre and Barre VDCs were merged to form the new rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality had a population of 30,780. Of these, 48.0% spoke Nepali, 26.8% Magar, 16.3% Tamang, 3.8% Rai, 3.1% Chamling, 0.7% Newar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.2% Sunwar, 0.1% Wambule and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.8% were Magar, 17.3% Tamang, 15.8% Chhetri, 10.1% Rai, 6.6% Kami, 5.3% Hill Brahmin, 3.9% Sarki, 3.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.4% Newar, 1.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sunuwar, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Yadav and 0.4% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 63.9% were Hindu, 28.5% Buddhist, 3.6% Kirati, 3.5% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.4% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 64.6% could read and write, 3.5% could only read and 31.8% could neither read nor write.[5]

Ward distribution
Wards Village Nepali Population (2011) Area (km2)
1Bwanseब्वाँसे4,35033.45
2Mansintar Ghataमान्सिनटार घटा2,70616.6
3Jaruwaजरुवा3,17630.87
4Dumreडुम्रे2,35722.44
5Udayapurgadhiउदयपुरगढी4,37436.3
6Nepaltarनेपालटार4,90846.29
7Hadebasहाडेबास5,07046.09
8Naretarनारेटार3,79037.46
Udayapurgadhiउदयपुरगढी30,731269.5

See also

References
  1. "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. NepalMap Language
  3. NepalMap Caste
  4. NepalMap Religion
  5. NepalMap Literacy
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