Dharche Rural Municipality Explained

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]

Demographics

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]

References

  1. Web site: Collegenp. Dharche Rural Municipality, Gorkha. 2020-07-06. www.collegenp.com. English.
  2. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-36005&geo_ids=local-36005,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Language
  3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-36005&geo_ids=local-36005,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-36005&geo_ids=local-36005,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  5. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-36005&geo_ids=local-36005,district-23,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Literacy