Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Okhaldhunga

This article is about Sunkoshi Rural Municipality in Okhaldhunga. For other uses, see Sunkoshi Rural Municipality (disambiguation).

Sunkoshi Rural Municipality (Nepali: सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका) in Okhaldhunga District was formed in March 2017, by merging 5 former VDCs of Katunje, Chyanam, Mulkharka, Sisneri and Balakhu.^[1] The center of this rural municipality is located at Mulkharka.

Sunkoshi Rural Municipality सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27.284°N 86.377°E / 27.284; 86.377
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Okhaldhunga District
Established	March 2017
Government
• Chairperson	Mr. Kamal Tamang (NC)
• Vice Chairperson	Mis Sunita Adhikari (NC)
Area
• Total	143.75 km2 (55.50 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Nepal census)
• Total	18,550
• Density	129.04/km2 (334.2/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Tamang Chettri
Website	official website

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality had a population of 18,558. Of these, 58.1% spoke Nepali, 18.9% Tamang, 10.8% Magar, 5.6% Jerung, 4.7% Rai, 1.3% Sunwar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.5% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 26.6% were Chhetri, 19.1% Tamang, 12.7% Hill Brahmin, 11.5% Magar, 10.7% Rai, 6.3% Newar, 3.4% Kami, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Sunuwar and 5.2% others.

In terms of religion, 69.5% were Hindu, 19.6% Buddhist, 10.5% Kirati, 0.1% Christian and 0.3% others.^[2]

References

1. "गाउँपालिका र नगरपालिका कायमगर्ने गरि उक्त एकाईहरुको नाम, संख्या, सीमाना, केन्द्र र वडाको सीमाना सहितको विवरण". mofald.gov.np. Nov 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
2. NepalMap Demographics