| Kalinchowk Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | कालिन्चोक गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dolakha |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Government Type: | Local Government |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Arjun Prashad Shiwakoti |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-Chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mr. Kul Bahadur Budathoki |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 132.49 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 22,954 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 45500 |
| Area Code: | +977 |
| Leader Party: | Nepali Congress |
Kalinchowk is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha district of the Bagmati province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 22,954 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3] [4] The previous Kalinchowk, Babare, Lamidanda, Lapilang, Sunakhani, and Sundrawati VDCs were merged to form Kalinchowk Rural Municipality. Kalinchowk is divided into 9 wards, with Sunakhani declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Kalinchowk is a hill station and a tourist hotspot. It is located at 3842 meters of altitude and about 150km northeast from national capital Kathmandu. The place is best known for trekking and skiing.[5] During the December, January and February (mainly Paush and Magh in Nepali months) snowfalls in Kalinchowk.[6]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kalinchowk Rural Municipality had a population of 22,954. Of these, 60.2% spoke Nepali, 34.0% Thangmi, 3.9% Tamang, 1.0% Newar, 0.5% Sherpa, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Majhi and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[7]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 36.7% were Thami, 35.8% Chhetri, 13.2% Hill Brahmin, 4.0% Tamang, 3.0% Newar, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Kami, 1.2% Sarki, 0.6% Majhi, 0.5% Sherpa, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.3% others.[8]
In terms of religion, 69.7% were Hindu, 24.0% Prakriti, 4.5% Buddhist, 1.6% Christian and 0.1% others.[9]
In terms of literacy, 62.6% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 34.3% could neither read nor write.[10]
Kalinchowk is now a neighborhood (village) within Kalinchowk Rural Municipality. It was a separate village development committee (VDC) from 1990 to 2017. Kalinchowk village had of area and population according to 2011 had 2806 with 458 individual households. This whole village is now a ward (ward no. 1) of Kalinchowk RM.
Kalinchowk RM divided into 9 wards as below:
| Village | Ward no. | area (KM2) | population (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalinchowk | 1 | 38.19 | 2,806 | |
| Babare | 2 | 16.67 | 3,533 | |
| Rowspan=2 | 3 | 5.82 | 1,888 | |
| 4 | 7.93 | 2,344 | ||
| Rowspan=2 | Lapilang | 5 | 8.96 | 2,248 |
| 6 | 24.36 | 2,694 | ||
| Rowspan=2 | 7 | 9.93 | 2,369 | |
| 8 | 8.23 | 2,306 | ||
| Sundrawati | 9 | 12.4 | 2,766 | |
| Kalinchowk RM | 9 | 132.49 | 22,954 |