Doramba (RM) | |
Native Name: | दोरम्बा गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 27.5394°N 85.9219°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ramechhap District |
Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 7 |
Government Type: | Rural Council |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Mr. Kaman Sing Tamang |
Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
Leader Name1: | Mrs. Krishla Ghising |
Leader Title2: | Term of office |
Leader Name2: | (2017 - 2022) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 140.88 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 22,738 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Blank Name: | Headquarter |
Blank Info: | Tokarpur |
Doramba is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal.The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 22,738 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3] [4] The previous Dadhuwa, Doramba, Tokarpur, Goshwara, Gunsi Bhadaure and Lakhanpur VDCs were merged to form Doramba Rural Municipality.Doramba is divided into 7 wards, with Tokarpur declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Doramba Rural Municipality had a population of 22,773. Of these, 51.9% spoke Nepali, 29.4% Tamang, 7.8% Thangmi, 4.9% Magar, 3.5% Newar, 1.4% Pahari, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 29.6% were Tamang, 24.9% Magar, 14.9% Newar, 7.8% Thami, 6.9% Hill Brahmin, 5.2% Chhetri, 4.3% Kami, 2.4% Sarki, 1.5% Pahari, 1.3% Damai/Dholi, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.2% Badi and 0.4% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 46.3% were Buddhist, 43.2% Hindu, 9.2% Prakriti, 1.0% Christian and 0.3% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 54.0% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 41.7% could neither read nor write.[8]