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.
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.
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]