Ghodaghodi Explained

Ghodaghodi Municipality
Native Name:घोडाघोडी नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sudurpashchim
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kailali
Local Languages:Tharu
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Khadak Bahadur Rawat (CPN (US))
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Guliya Devi Chaudhary (Nepali Congress)
Area Total Km2:354
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:75,965
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:28.6277°N 80.965°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:10900
Area Code:091
Official Languages:Nepali

Ghodaghodi Municipality is a Municipality in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province.Ghodaghodi lies 58 km east of Dhangadhi and 613 km west of the capital, Kathmandu. It is surrounded by Mohanyal in the north, Bhajani Municipality in the south, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality in the east and Gauriganga Municipality in the west. It is divided into 12 wards. It was established by merging Darakh, Sadepani, Ramsikhar Jhala and Pahalmanpur 4 existing village development committees.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Ghodaghodi Municipality had a population of 75,965. Of these, 41.1% spoke Tharu, 35.4% Nepali, 9.5% Doteli, 7.6% Achhami, 1.8% Bajureli, 1.6% Baitadeli, 0.7% Maithili, 0.5% Magar, 0.3% Bajhangi, 0.3% Darchuleli, 0.2% Dailekhi, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Kham, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[1]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.4% were Tharu, 27.1% Chhetri, 11.9% Hill Brahmin, 6.5% Kami, 4.7% Thakuri, 2.2% Magar, 1.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% other Dalit, 0.7% Sarki, 0.6% Lohar, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Badi, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Musalman, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Meche, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of religion, 96.3% were Hindu, 1.8% Buddhist, 1.5% Christian and 0.3% Muslim.[3]

In terms of literacy, 65.5% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 31.9% could neither read nor write.[4]

Election Result

2017 Nepalese local elections [5]

Mayoral Election

Party Candidate Votes Status
CPN UML Mamata Prasad Chaudary 8164 Elected
Laxman Chaudary 7237 Lost
Rita Kumari Chaudhary 6210 Lost
Chandra Kumar Chaudhary 1548Lost

Deputy Mayor Election

Party Candidate Votes Status
CPN UML Prem kumari Thapa 7234 Elected
Durga Chalaune (Khadga) 7019 Lost
Hem Bahadur Bam 5794 Lost
Sushila Chaudhary 2409 Lost

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language
  2. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste
  3. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion
  4. https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy
  5. https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultDetails.aspx?phaseID=2.html Election Commission