Gharpajhong Rural Municipality Explained

Gharpajhong Rural Municipality
Population Total:3,029
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Nepal Time
Coordinates:28.7847°N 83.7382°W
Website:http://gharapjhongmun.gov.np/
Utc Offset:+5:45
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Native Name:घरपझोङ 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:Mustang District

Gharapjhong Rural Municipality (Gharapjhong Gaupalika) (Nepali: घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Gharapjhong is one of these 753 local units.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gharpajhong Rural Municipality had a population of 3,736. Of these, 61.6% spoke Nepali, 23.6% Thakali, 6.5% Gurung, 1.9% Magar, 1.6% Tamang, 1.0% Belhare, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.7% Maithili, 0.5% Newar, 0.4% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Rai, 0.4% Tharu and 0.4% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.7% were Thakali, 13.2% Kami, 13.1% Gurung, 10.0% Magar, 6.5% Damai/Dholi, 5.5% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Tamang, 4.3% Chhetri, 1.6% Newar, 1.4% Sherpa, 1.1% Rai, 1.1% Sarki, 1.0% Badi, 1.0% Tharu, 0.6% Thakuri, and 2.3% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 52.2% were Hindu, 44.9% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian, 0.2% Bon, 0.1% Muslim and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 75.6% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 22.1% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

  1. Web site: घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय जोमसोम, मुस्ताङ, गण्डकी प्रदेश, नेपाल. 2020-07-06. gharapjhongmun.gov.np.
  2. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-42003&geo_ids=local-42003,district-45,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Language
  3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-42003&geo_ids=local-42003,district-45,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-42003&geo_ids=local-42003,district-45,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  5. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-42003&geo_ids=local-42003,district-45,province-4,country-NP NepalMap Literacy