Chure Rural Municipality Explained

Chure Rural Municipality
Native Name:चुरे गाँउपालिका
Settlement Type:Gaunpalika
Pushpin Map:Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#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:Kailali District
Local Languages:Tharu
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Dhan Bahadur Rokka Magar(NCP)
Leader Title1:Vice Chairman
Leader Name1:Deepa Devi Saud (NCP)
Area Total Km2:493
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:19,157
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.94°N 80.58°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:10900
Area Code:091
Official Languages:Nepali
Website:https://churemun.gov.np/

Chure Rural Municipality (Nepali: चुरे गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure in which Village Development Committees have been replaced with Municipal and Village Councils. Chure is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chure Rural Municipality had a population of 19,157. Of these, 47.5% spoke Nepali, 44.9% Doteli, 5.3% Magar, 1.1% Achhami, 0.5% Kham, 0.4% Tamang, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.4% were Chhetri, 25.9% Magar, 9.0% Hill Brahmin, 8.5% Kami, 6.9% Thakuri, 2.8% Sarki, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Tamang, 0.6% Gurung, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.4% Lohar, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 86.7% were Hindu, 11.7% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian and 0.3% others.[5]

In terms of literacy, 59.3% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 36.1% could neither read nor write.[6]

References

  1. Web site: चुरे गाउँपालिका गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय घरखेडा, कैलाली, सुदुरपश्चिम प्रदेश, नेपाल. 2020-07-09. churemun.gov.np.
  2. Web site: Chure (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2020-07-09. www.citypopulation.de.
  3. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-71003&geo_ids=local-71003,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  4. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-71003&geo_ids=local-71003,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-71003&geo_ids=local-71003,district-30,province-7,country-NP
  6. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-71003&geo_ids=local-71003,district-30,province-7,country-NP