| Janaki Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | जानकी गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Sudurpashchim Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sudurpashchim Province |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 28.5598°N 81.1076°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kailali |
| Subdivision Type3: | No. of wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Ganesh Chaudhary (NUP) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Lalmati Devi Kathriya (NC) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (VDC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 107.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 48,540 |
| 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: | Durgauli |
| Website: | Official Website |
Janaki is a rural municipality in Kailali District located in Sudurpashchim 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 four following VDCs: Janakinagar, Pathraiya, Durgauli, and Munuwa.[1] [2] [3] [4] Total area of this rural municipality is and it is divided into 9 wards. 48,540 individuals lived here according to the 2011 Nepal census.[2] [5]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Janaki Rural Municipality had a population of 48,540. Of these, 60.1% spoke Tharu, 21.6% Nepali, 11.4% Achhami, 3.9% Doteli, 1.0% Dailekhi, 0.6% Urdu, 0.4% Magar, 0.4% Maithili, 0.2% Jumli, 0.1% Awadhi, 0.1% Bajureli, 0.1% Hindi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[6]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.4% were Tharu, 10.1% Hill Brahmin, 9.8% Chhetri, 8.4% Kami, 3.1% Thakuri, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Magar, 1.3% Lohar, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Musalman, 0.7% Sarki, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of religion, 95.3% were Hindu, 2.5% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.7% Muslim and 0.1% others.[8]
In terms of literacy, 64.7% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 33.2% could neither read nor write.[9]