Official Name: | Sunkoshi Rural Municipality |
Native Name: | सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Name2: | Okhaldhunga District |
Established Title3: | Established |
Established Date3: | March 2017 |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Mr. Kamal Tamang (NC) |
Leader Title1: | Vice Chairperson |
Leader Name1: | Mis Sunita Adhikari (NC) |
Area Total Km2: | 143.75 |
Population Total: | 18550 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Nepal census |
Population Density Km2: | 129.04 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Tamang, Chettri |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Website: | official website |
Sunkoshi Rural Municipality (Nepali: [[:ne:सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका, उदयपुर|सुनकोशी गाउँपालिका]]) in Okhaldhunga District was formed in March 2017, by merging 5 former VDCs of Katunje, Chyanam, Mulkharka, Sisneri and Balakhu.[1] The center of this rural municipality is located at Mulkharka.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality had a population of 18,558. Of these, 58.1% spoke Nepali, 18.9% Tamang, 10.8% Magar, 5.6% Jerung, 4.7% Rai, 1.3% Sunwar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.5% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 26.6% were Chhetri, 19.1% Tamang, 12.7% Hill Brahmin, 11.5% Magar, 10.7% Rai, 6.3% Newar, 3.4% Kami, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Sunuwar and 5.2% others.
In terms of religion, 69.5% were Hindu, 19.6% Buddhist, 10.5% Kirati, 0.1% Christian and 0.3% others.[2]