Gaurishankar Rural Municipality
It is named after Mount Gaurishankar (Nepali: ne:गौरिशंकर हिमाल), which determines Nepal time (UTC +05:45), and is also home to Tsho Rolpa Lake (also Cho Rolpa (Nepali: ne:छो-रोल्पा ताल), one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gaurishankar Rural Municipality]] had a population of 17,140. Of these, 60.8% spoke Nepali, 19.2% Sherpa, 13.8% Tamang, 2.7% Jirel, 1.6% Newar, 0.7% Surel, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Thangmi, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 35.4% were Chhetri, 20.2% Sherpa, 18.0% Tamang, 5.9% Kami, 4.4% Newar, 3.7% Jirel, 3.1% Gurung, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Magar, 1.7% Hill Brahmin, 1.2% Sarki, 1.0% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.8% Thami, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.1% other Terai and 0.4% others.
In terms of religion, 57.3% were Hindu, 38.3% Buddhism, 2.9% Prakiriti, 1.2% Christian and 0.3% others.
In terms of literacy, 56.7% could read and write, 4.7% could only read and 38.6% could neither read nor write.
Political divisions
The rural municipality consists of nine wards:
- Ward No. 1 (Previously Jugu V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 2 (Previously Jugu V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 3 (Previously Jhyaku V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 4 (Previously Jhyaku V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 5 (Previously Suri V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 6 (Previously Chankhu V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 7 (Previously Marbu V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 8 (Previously Khare V.D.C.)
- Ward No. 9 (Previously Gaurishankar V.D.C.)
Ward No. | Included VDCs | Population | Area (Sq. km.) |
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1 | Jugu (1,7-9) | 1,950 | 21.8 |
2 | Jugu (2-6) | 1,932 | 12.05 |
3 | Jhyaku (5-9) | 2,395 | 16.5 |
4 | Jhyaku (1-4) | 2,242 | 19.41 |
5 | Suri (1-9) | 3,054 | 47.02 |
6 | Chankhu (1-9) | 1,272 | 21.78 |
7 | Marbu (1-9) | 1,409 | 114.02 |
8 | Khare (1-9) | 1,833 | 104.43 |
9 | Gaurishankar (1-9) | 975 | 324.38 |
Total | 17,062 | 681.39 |
Gallery
Photo gallery of Gurumfi, Gaurishankar Rural Municipality.
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View of Gurumfi, Suri of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
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View of Gurumfi, Chankhu of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
See also
References
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18.
- ^ NepalMap Language [1]
- ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
- ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
- ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
- "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.