| Babai Rural Municipality | |
| Area Total Km2: | 257.48 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 99.41 |
| Population Total: | 27469 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Established Date: | 2073-11-23 B.S. |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Coordinates: | 28.3519°N 81.7188°W |
| Elevation M: | 520 |
| Website: | http://babaimun.gov.np/ |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Native Name: | बबई गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dang District |
Babai Rural Municipality (Nepali :बबई गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Dang District in Lumbini 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. Babai is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2] Babai Rural Municipality has area of 257.48 km2.[3] Babai RM is surrounded by Shantinagar Rural Municipality and Dangisharan Rural Municipality in the east, Banke district in the west, Salyan district in the north and in south there is Dangisharan Rural Municipality and Banke district.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Babai Rural Municipality had a population of 27,469. Of these, 94.2% spoke Nepali, 3.4% Tharu, 2.2% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 49.5% were Chhetri, 18.9% Magar, 12.4% Kami, 4.1% Tharu, 3.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.8% Sarki, 1.4% Kumal, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.5% Bote, 0.4% Gaine, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Majhi, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 96.3% were Hindu, 2.5% Christian, 1.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Muslim.[6]
In terms of literacy, 64.6% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 33.4% could neither read nor write.[7]