| Khaniyabas | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality in Nepal |
| Native Name: | खनियाबास |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Development Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type5: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dhading |
| Subdivision Name5: | Khaniyabas |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Rana Bahadur Tamang (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Sekkerong Tamang (CpN) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 120.80 |
| Population Total: | 12,749 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Code: | 010 |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Blank Name: | Literacy Rate |
| Blank Info: | 59.22% |
Khaniyabas (Nepali: खनियाबास; khaniyabas) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)[2] Formerly: village development committee) in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. It has a literacy rate of 59.22% . The local body was formed by merging three VDCs namely Jharlang, Darkha and Satyadevi. The population of the rural municipality is 12,749 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khaniyabas Rural Municipality had a population of 12,749. Of these, 86.8% spoke Tamang, 12.2% Nepali, 0.5% Gurung, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 88.2% were Tamang, 4.2% Kami, 2.8% Magar, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.9% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Gurung, 0.8% Chhetri, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Newar, 0.1% Sarki and 0.3% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 51.6% were Buddhist, 37.4% Christian, 10.8% Hindu and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 59.8% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write and 38.2% could neither read nor write.[6]
East: Nuwakot District and Rasuwa District
West: Gangajamuna Gaupalika and Rubi Valley Gaupalika
North: Ruby Valley Gaupalika
South: Netrawati Gaupalika and Nuwakot District
As per 2017, Khaniyabas hosts a population of 12,749 across a total area of 120.80 km2.