| Joshipur Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | जोशीपुर गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
| 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 Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kailali District |
| Local Languages: | Tharu |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Chitra Bahadur Chaudhary (NUP) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Rekha Devi Kathariya (NUP) |
| Area Total Km2: | 65.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 36,459 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 28.5674°N 81.0147°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Post code |
| Postal Code: | 10900 |
| Area Code: | 091 |
| Official Languages: | Nepali |
| Website: | http://joshipurmun.gov.np |
Joshipur is Rural Municipality in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province established by merging Bauniya and Joshipur two existing village development committees.[1] Joshipur lies 75 km east of Dhangadhi and 61 3 km west of the capital, Kathmandu. It is surrounded by Lamki Chuha Municipality, Tikapur Municipality and Janaki Rural Municipality in the East, Ghodaghodi Municipality and Bhajani Municipality in the West, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality in the North and Bhajani Municipality in the South.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Joshipur Rural Municipality had a population of 36,459. Of these, 79.4% spoke Tharu, 9.8% Doteli, 6.2% Nepali, 2.8% Achhami, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Urdu, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 80.2% were Tharu, 8.7% Chhetri, 2.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.4% Kami, 1.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Thakuri, 1.0% Musalman, 0.6% other Dalit, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Sonar, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 97.9% were Hindu, 1.0% Christian, 1.0% Muslim and 0.1% Buddhist.[4]
In terms of literacy, 60.3% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 37.1% could neither read nor write.[5]