| Byas | |
| Native Name: | व्याँस |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Darchula |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
| Government Type: | Rural council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Mangal Singh Dhami |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mr. Binod Singh Kunwar |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 839.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 10347 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.92°N 80.69°W |
| Blank Name: | Headquarters |
| Blank Info: | Sunsera |
| Website: | https://vyansmun.gov.np/ |
Byas (Nepali: व्याँस|translit=Vyans, also spelt Vyas, Vyans and Byans) is a rural municipality located in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1]
The total area of the rural municipality is 839.26sqkm and the total population of the rural municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 10,347 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards.[2] [3] [4]
Byas (Nepali: व्याँस) is derived from Vyasa (Sanskrit: व्यास), the one who classified the Vedas. It is said that the Great Sage Vyasa meditated at this place, giving the region its name.
The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, fulfilling the requirement of the new constitution of Nepal in 2015, all old municipalities and villages (which were more than 3900 in number) were restructured into 753 new units, thus this RM came into existence.[5] [6] [7]
Byans, Rapla, Sunsera, Dhaulakot and Huti Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Sunsera[2]
Byas was a part of Doti Kingdom during the medieval era. The area between Seti River to Kali river was the Doti Kingdom. In 1790 Gorkha Kingdom (Name changed as "Nepal" in 1768) fought a war against Doti Kingdom and won the battle.[8] thus Doti Kingdom became part of Nepal.
Until 1962, Byas was a thum (county) of Baitadi-Dadeldhura district. Baitadi-Dadeldhura district was divided into two sub-districts. Baitadi and Dadeldhura. Byas was one of eight county (thum) of Baitadi sub-district.
It became part of Darchula District in 1962 when four counties of Baitadi sub-district separately formed a new district.
Byans RM is divided into 6 wards as below:
| Village | Ward No. | Area (KM2) | Pop. (2011) | Pop. (2021) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 565.32 | 556 | 237 | ||
| Rapla | 2 | 179.31 | 1187 | 1023 | |
| Sina | 3 | 64.06 | 1349 | 1464 | |
| Sunsera | 4 | 13.72 | 2755 | 2631 | |
| 5 | 10.52 | 1906 | 1937 | ||
| 6 | 6.32 | 2594 | 2376 | ||
| Byas | 6 | 839.25 | 10347 | 9668 |
Ward No.3 (Sina) was created taking some area from previous village development committees Sunsera and Dhaulakot
The total population of Byans rural municipality in 2021 has been decreased compared to 2011. According to the Nepal census 2021, there are 9668 people living here in 2143 households. The numbers of male comprises 4,578 while female are 50,90 [9]
Ethnically Chettri is a largest group in this rural municipality following Bahun second largest and Bishwakarma third largest.
Religiously Hindu is the largest group with 99.3% and Buddhist is the second largest group with 0.5%.
73.4% people of the all population are literate which means they can read and write but only 4.7% people have passed SLC.