Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality

Bogatan-Phudsil (Nepali: वोगटान–फुड्सिल) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.^[1] Bogatan-Phudsil has a population of 17902.The land area is 300.22 km².^[2] It was formed by merging Simchaur, Kedar Akhada, Kanachaur, Satfari, Dhirkamandau, Gakuda and Chawarachautra VDCs.

Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality वोगटान–फुड्सिल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality वोगटान–फुड्सिल गाउँपालिका Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 29.0550°N 81.0398°E / 29.0550; 81.0398
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Kamal Bahadur Gadsila
• Administrative Head	Shankar Suchikar
Area
• Total	300.22 km2 (115.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	17,902
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://bogatanmun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bogatan-Phudsil Rural Municipality had a population of 17,906. Of these, 94.5% spoke Doteli, 2.1% Kham, 1.6% Magar, 1.4% Nepali, 0.2% Achhami, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.3% were Chhetri, 14.7% Kami, 7.9% Thakuri, 4.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.0% Magar, 1.4% Badi, 1.3% Sarki, 0.6% other Dalit, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 98.2% were Hindu and 1.8% Buddhist.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 55.2% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 41.1% could neither read nor write.^[6]