Chhededaha Rural Municipality Explained

Official Name:Chhededaha Rural Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bajura
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Chhededaha
Subdivision Type4:No.of wards
Subdivision Name4:7
Government Type:Rural Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nar Bahadur Rawal
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Kunti Devi Saud (Budha)
Area Total Km2:135.08
Population As Of:2017/18
Population Total:18,575
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religion
Population Blank2:Hindu
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:29.42°N 81.25°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10600
Blank Name:Headquarter
Blank Info:Dogadi

Chhededaha (Nepali: छेडेदह गाउँपालिका) is a newly formed 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] as per the requirement of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The name of this municipality is originated after the name famous taal of this area Chhededha Taal.

History

It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Kanda, Jayabageshwari, Gudukhati, Atichaur and Dogadi.[3]

Chhededaha Rural Municipality has an area of 135.08km2 and the population of this municipality is 18,575. It is the biggest rural municipality in terms of population and fourth biggest on the basis of area. It is divided into seven wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is at Dogadi.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chhededaha Rural Municipality had a population of 18,741. Of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 73.4% were Chhetri, 8.2% Kami, 3.7% Sarki, 3.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Thakuri, 1.6% Hill Brahmin, 1.4% other Dalit, 1.4% Badi, 0.7% Tharu, 0.3% Lohar, 0.3% Kumal, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.[5]

In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% others.[6]

In terms of literacy, 49.0% could read and write, 1.9% could only read and 49.1% could neither read nor write.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: स्थानिय तह.
  2. Web site: New local level structure comes into effect from today. 10 March 2017.
  3. http://mofald.gov.np/sites/default/files/News_Notices/Final%20District%201-75%20Corrected%20Last%20for%20RAJPATRA.pdf
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-67004&geo_ids=local-67004,district-06,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Demographics
  5. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-67004&geo_ids=local-67004,district-06,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Demographics
  6. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-67004&geo_ids=local-67004,district-06,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Demographics
  7. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-67004&geo_ids=local-67004,district-06,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy