| Janaki Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | जानकी गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lumbini Province |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 28.1155°N 81.6118°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banke |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Chhabban Khan (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Ram Pyari Yadav (NC) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (VDC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 46,536 |
| 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: | Khajura Khurda |
| Website: | Official Website |
Janaki Rural Municipality is a rural municipality in Banke District located in Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality was established In 2017 while the Nepalese government restructured 753 new local level units cancelling the old thousands of local level units. The rural municipality was created merging the then five following VDCs: Saigaun, Belbhar, Khajura Khurda, Belahari and Ganapur. A small portion (ward no. 23) of the then Nepalganj (the rural area) was also merged with this new local level unit.Web site: District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA . www.mofald.gov.np . 17 July 2018. [1] [2] [3] Total area of this rural municipality is and it is divided into 6 wards. 37,839 individuals live here according to the 2011 Nepal census. 46,536 individual lives here according to the 2021 Nepal census.[1] [4]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Janaki Rural Municipality had a population of 37,847. Of these, 59.8% spoke Awadhi, 22.5% Urdu, 13.3% Nepali, 2.1% Maithili, 0.6% Magar, 0.4% Doteli, 0.4% Tharu, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Bhojpuri and 0.4% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 22.3% were Musalman, 8.7% Yadav, 7.3% Kurmi, 7.0% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 6.8% Chhetri, 6.0% Kanu, 4.0% other Dalit, 2.9% Magar, 2.5% other Terai and 32.5% others.
In terms of religion, 76.4% were Hindu, 22.2% Muslim, 0.7% Christian, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Kirati and 0.2% others.[5]