Dharche Rural Municipality | |
Population Total: | 13,229 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Coordinates: | 28.2298°N 84.8739°W |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Native Name: | धार्चे गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorkha District |
Dharche Rural Municipality (Nepali :धार्चे गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is divided into 7 wards. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dharche is one of these 753 local units.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dharche Rural Municipality had a population of 13,264. Of these, 85.4% spoke Gurung, 7.6% Nepali, 4.6% Ghale, 2.1% Tamang, 0.2% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 82.8% were Gurung, 11.3% Ghale, 5.0% Kami, 0.3% Hill Brahmin, 0.2% Chhetri, 0.2% Rai and 0.2% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 56.2% were Buddhist, 25.3% Hindu, 12.8% Bon, 5.6% Christian and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of literacy, 46.5% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write and 48.8% could neither read nor write.[5]