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Gandaki Rural Municipality गण्डकी गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Gandaki Rural MunicipalityLocation in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°02′05″N 84°43′05″E / 28.034678°N 84.717929°E / 28.034678; 84.717929
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Gorkha District
Area
• Total	123.86 km (47.82 sq mi)
Population
• Total	23,262
• Density	190/km (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://gandakimun.gov.np

Gandaki Rural Municipality (Nepali :गण्डकी गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Gandaki is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gandaki Rural Municipality had a population of 23,262. Of these, 75.8% spoke Nepali, 15.3% Magar, 5.5% Chepang, 2.5% Gurung, 0.6% Newar, 0.2% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 19.2% were Magar, 18.7% Hill Brahmin, 13.2% Newar, 13.0% Chepang/Praja, 12.7% Gurung, 5.8% Sarki, 5.2% Chhetri, 4.5% Kami, 3.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Brahmu/Baramo, 1.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.0% Majhi, 0.5% Musalman, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 85.6% were Hindu, 9.6% Buddhist, 2.4% Prakriti, 1.8% Christian, 0.5% Muslim and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 65.5% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write and 32.2% could neither read nor write.

References

1. "गण्डकी गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | भुम्लिचोक -गोरखा, गण्डकी प्रदेश". gandakimun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
2. Collegenp. "Gandaki Rural Municipality, Gorkha". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
3. "Gandaki (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
4. NepalMap Language
5. Nepal Map Caste
6. NepalMap Religion
7. NepalMap Literacy

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Headquarters: Gorkha Municipality
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