Swamikartik Khapar (Nepali: स्वामिकार्तिक खापर गाउँपालिका 1) is a rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.[1] It was formed in March 2017, in line with the Constitution of Nepal 2015.[2] SwamiKartik khapar Rural Municipality has an area of 110.55km2 and the population of this municipality is 13,013. It is the second biggest rural municipality in terms of population and smallest on the basis of area. It is divided into 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Wai.[3] It is formed by merging previous VDCs named Sappata, Wai and Jukot.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality had a population of 12,790. Of these, 100.0% spoke Nepali as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.5% were Chhetri, 21.2% Kami, 15.2% Thakuri, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Lohar, 0.9% Sarki, 0.3% Kumal and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.[7]
In terms of literacy, 51.4% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 45.9% could neither read nor write.[8]
| Official Name: | Swamikartik khapar Rural Municipality |
| Native Name: | स्वामिकार्तिक खापर गाउँपालिका |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bajura |
| Subdivision Type3: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Swamikartikkhapar |
| Subdivision Type4: | No.of wards |
| Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bharat Bahadur Rokaya |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Maina Joshi |
| Area Total Km2: | 110.55 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 13,013 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religion |
| Population Blank2: | Hindu |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 29.48°N 81.75°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10600 |
| Website: | http://swamikartikmun.gov.np/official |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Wai |