Suryabinayak Municipality

Suryabinayak Municipality (Nepali: सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Bagmati Province in Central Nepal. It is the largest municipality of Bhaktapur district with a population of 137,971 with 23,637 households.^[1] It was created in December 2014 through the merger of the Village development committees of Kautunje (the municipality's centre^[2]), Sipadol, Nankhel and Chitpol.^[3] The municipality's name stems from the local Suryavinayak Temple.^[2] In March 2017, under new local level restructuring,^[4] Suryabinayak Municipality was expanded to include the neighboring municipality of Anantalingeshwor, adding four more previous VDCs of Sirutar, Gundu, Dadhikot and Balkot. According to the 2021 Nepal census, the predecessors of Suryabinayak Municipality had a population of 140,085.^[5]

Suryabinayak Municipality
This is logo of Suryabinak municipality which consists of map of Surabinak municipality and Suryabinak temple on top of it सूर्यविनाक नगरपालिका (Nepali) Suryabinak Municipality Seal
Location in Nepal Show map of Bagmati Province Suryabinayak Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°24′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Bhaktapur
Established	Dec 2014
Expanded	March 2017
Government
• Mayor	Basudev Thapa (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Sarita Timisina(Bhattarai)(NCP)
Area
• Total	42.45 km2 (16.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	137,971
• Density	3,250/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Chhetri Bahun Newar Tamang Magar
Website	suryabinayakmun.gov.np

Transportation

Different Buses from Dhulikhel and Panauti depart and arrive every of 5 min to Kathmandu. As well other different transport is available from Suryabinayak.

Demographics

Population Change

Population of Suryabinayak

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2001	55,744	—
2011	78,845	+3.53%
2021	140,085	+5.92%
Source: Cityfacts[6]

Sex ratio

Sex ratio of Suryabinak Municipality:^[7]

  Male (49.9%)

  Female (51.1%)

Distribution of population on the basis of age group

Population According to Age Group:^[8]

  0-14 (21.2%)

  14-64 (73.1%)

  64+ (5.6%)

References

1. "Suryabinayak Municipality | Office of the Municipal Executive". www.suryabinayakmun.gov.np. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
2. "सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका परिचय" (in Nepali). सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
5. "Nepal Census 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal) . Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
6. "Change of population in Suryabinak". www.cityfacts.com.
7. "Sex Ratio of Suryabinak municipality". www.cityfacts.com.
8. "Population distribution on the basis of age group". www.cityfacts.com.

External links

• Suryabinayak Municipality Official Page