| 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.
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]
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 | 1548 | Lost |
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 |