Swamikartik Rural Municipality

Swamikartik Khapar (Nepali: स्वामिकार्तिक खापर गाउँपालिका 1) is a rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.^[1] It was formed in March 2017, in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.^[2] SwamiKartik khapar Rural Municipality has an area of 110.55 square kilometres (42.68 sq mi) and the population of this municipality is 13,013. It is the second biggest rural municipality in terms of population and smallest on the basis of area. It is divided into 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Wai.^[3] It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Sappata, Wai and Jukot.^[4]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality had a population of 12,790. Of these, 100.0% spoke Nepali as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.5% were Chhetri, 21.2% Kami, 15.2% Thakuri, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Lohar, 0.9% Sarki, 0.3% Kumal and 0.1% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 51.4% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 45.9% could neither read nor write.^[8]

Swamikartik khapar Rural Municipality स्वामिकार्तिक खापर गाउँपालिका
Swamikartik khapar Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29.48°N 81.75°E / 29.48; 81.75
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Bajura
Rural Municipality	Swamikartikkhapar
No.of wards	5
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Mayor	Bharat Bahadur Rokaya
• Deputy Mayor	Maina Joshi
Area
• Total	110.55 km2 (42.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	13,013
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Religion	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	10600
Headquarter	Wai
Website	http://swamikartikmun.gov.np/official

References

1. "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". The Himalayan Times. March 10, 2017.
3. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
4. http://mofald.gov.np/sites/default/files/News_Notices/Final%20District%201-75%20Corrected%20Last%20for%20RAJPATRA.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
5. NepalMap Demographics
6. NepalMap Demographics
7. NepalMap Demographics
8. NepalMap Literacy