| Badikedar Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | बड्डी केदार गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | बड्डी केदार गाउँपालिका |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Doti District |
| Government Type: | Local government |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Krishna Bahadur Chand |
| Leader Title1: | Administrative Head |
| Leader Name1: | Dipak Raj Jaisi |
| Area Total Km2: | 332.55 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 16720 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | जातीयता |
| Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +05:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.0216°N 80.882°W |
| Blank Name: | Center |
| Website: | http://badikedarmun.gov.np |
Badikedar (ne|बड्डी केदार) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Badikedar has a population of 16720.The land area is 332.55 km2.[2] It was formed by merging Ghangal, Mannakapadi and Lanakedareshwor VDCs.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Badikedar Rural Municipality had a population of 16,731. Of these, 67.2% spoke Doteli, 28.1% Nepali, 3.6% Magar, 0.8% Kham and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.2% were Chhetri, 18.8% Magar, 9.1% Kami, 8.8% Thakuri, 8.0% Sarki, 4.5% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.0% Badi, 0.9% Tamang, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Gurung, 0.1% other Dalit and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 96.3% were Hindu, 3.6% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.[5]
In terms of literacy, 62.8% could read and write, 4.3% could only read and 32.8% could neither read nor write.[6]