Madi Municipality, Sankhuwasabha Explained

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.

Demographics

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madi Municipality in Nepal Population . 8 October 2017 . www.citypopulation.de . 1 March 2018.
  2. Web site: District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA . www.mofald.gov.np . 1 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Madi Municipality. Municipal Association of Nepal. 1 February 2018.
  4. NepalMap Language https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-9006&geo_ids=local-9006,district-62,province-1,country-NP
  5. NepalMap Caste https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-9006&geo_ids=local-9006,district-62,province-1,country-NP
  6. NepalMap Religion https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-9006&geo_ids=local-9006,district-62,province-1,country-NP
  7. NepalMap Literacy https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-9006&geo_ids=local-9006,district-62,province-1,country-NP