Madi | |
Native Name: | मादी नगरपालिका |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Official Name: | Madi Municipality |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Koshi Province |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 27.16°N 87.24°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Koshi |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sankhuwasabha |
Subdivision Type3: | Total Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 13 |
Subdivision Type4: | Constituencies No. (Election Area) |
Subdivision Name4: | 2 No. |
Established Title: | Households |
Established Date: | 3216 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Government Type: | Mayor–council |
Governing Body: | Madi Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jiban Lingthep (NCP) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Sunita Devi Bhattarai (NCP) |
Leader Title3: | Executive Officer |
Area Footnotes: | of Municipality |
Area Total Km2: | 110.10 |
Population Total: | 14470 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Local |
Demographics1 Title2: | Official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Nepali |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Elevation Min M: | 500 |
Elevation Max M: | 2900 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Website: | www.madimun.gov.np/ |
Madi (Nepali: मादी) is a municipality in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province in Nepal. It is a municipality out of 5 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District. Total area of the municipality is 110.1km (68.4miles) and according to 2011 census of Nepal, the population of this municipality is 14,470. The municipality was established in March 2017 merging some former VDCs: e.g. Madi Mulkharka, Madi Rambeni and Mawadin. The municipality is divided into 13 wards. The headquarter of the municipality is in Okharbote.[1] [2] [3]
The municipality is surrounded by Terhathum District in east, Chainpur Municipality in the west and north, and Dharmadevi Municipality in south.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Madi Municipality had a population of 14,473. Of these, 54.7% spoke Nepali, 10.2% Tamang, 9.5% Limbu, 7.5% Gurung, 6.3% Yakkha, 4.3% Sherpa, 1.6% Newar, 1.3% Rai, 0.9% Bhujel, 0.7% Bantawa, 0.6% Chamling, 0.5% Khaling, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Kulung, 0.2% Sampang, 0.2% Thulung, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Yamphu and 0.7% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.7% were Chhetri, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 10.9% Tamang, 9.6% Limbu, 8.2% Gurung, 6.9% Yakkha, 4.7% Kami, 4.7% Sherpa, 3.6% Rai, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 3.0% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.7% Sarki, 2.1% Newar, 0.4% Khaling, 0.4% Magar, 0.3% Badi, 0.3% Thulung, 0.2% Chamling, 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Mali, 0.1% Samgpang, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Yamphu and 0.3% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 54.7% were Hindu, 24.1% Buddhist, 20.3% Kirati, 0.6% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.[6]
In terms of literacy, 71.2% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 26.6% could neither read nor write.[7]