| Galchhi | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality in Nepal |
| Native Name: | गल्छी |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Province |
| Subdivision Type5: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dhading |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Name5: | Galchhi |
| Area Total Km2: | 129.08 |
| Population Total: | 27,784 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Code: | 010 |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Galchhi (Nepali: गल्छी; galchhi) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)[2] Formerly: village development committee) in Dhading District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. The local body was formed by merging three VDCs namely Baireni, Kalleri and Goganpani (Ward No. 1,2,3,9). Currently, it has a total of 8 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 27784 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Galchhi Rural Municipality had a population of 26,215. Of these, 78.5% spoke Nepali, 19.0% Tamang, 1.0% Magar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 22.4% were Tamang, 18.4% Hill Brahmin, 14.5% Chhetri, 12.2% Magar, 9.0% Sarki, 7.9% Newar, 5.2% Kami, 3.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Danuwar, 1.0% Thakuri, 0.5% Musalman, 0.4% Majhi, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Kamar, 0.3% Rai, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Tharu and 0.4% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 79.0% were Hindu, 19.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian, 0.5% Muslim and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 64.8% could both read and write, 2.4% could read but not write and 32.7% could neither read nor write.[6]
East: Thakre and Nuwakot District
West: Gajuri and Siddhalek Gaupalika
North: Niklantha, Nepal and Nuwakot District
South: Gajuri, Thakre Gaupalika and Makawanpur District
As per 2017, Galchhi hosts a population of 27,784 across a total area of 129.08 km2.