| Malika Rural Municipality | |
| Area Total Km2: | 147 |
| Population Total: | 19,458 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Coordinates: | 28.4128°N 83.3849°W |
| Website: | http://malikamunmyagdi.gov.np/ |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Native Name: | मालिका गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Gaunpalika |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Myagdi District |
Malika Rural Municipality (Nepali :मंगला गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Malika is one of these 753 local units.[1] [2]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Malika Rural Municipality had a population of 19,208. Of these, 98.4% spoke Nepali, 1.4% Magar and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.6% were Magar, 26.9% Kami, 4.3% Damai/Dholi, 4.0% Hill Brahmin, 2.2% Chhetri, 1.3% Gurung, 0.7% Chhantyal, 0.7% Thakali, 0.6% Kisan, 0.5% Sarki, 0.5% Thakuri, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Tamang and 0.3% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 75.9% were Hindu, 21.6% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of literacy, 70.2% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 28.0% could neither read nor write.[6]