| Tripurasundari Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | त्रिपुरासुन्दरी गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bagmati Province |
| Coordinates: | 27.99°N 84.81°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhading District |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Raju Upreti |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-Chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Dev Raj Dharel |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 271.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 22,960 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Salyantar |
Tripurasundari is a rural municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans, with a total population of 22,960 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1] [2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3] [4] The previous Salyantar, Mulpani, Salyankot, Aginchok and Tripureshwar VDCs were merged to form Tripurasundari. Tripurasundari is divided into 7 wards, with Salyantar declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Tripurasundari Rural Municipality had a population of 22,992. Of these, 95.2% spoke Nepali, 1.3% Tamang, 1.2% Kumhali, 0.6% Ghale, 0.6% Gurung, 0.5% Newar, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 26.5% were Chhetri, 13.2% Hill Brahmin, 12.2% Magar, 9.9% Newar, 9.8% Kumal, 6.3% Sarki, 4.2% Kami, 3.6% Damai/Dholi, 3.5% Darai, 3.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 2.5% Thakuri, 2.0% Gurung, 1.5% Tamang, 0.8% Ghale, 0.3% Musalman, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Terai Brahmin and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 96.5% were Hindu, 1.6% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Muslim and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 64.0% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write and 33.4% could neither read nor write.[8]