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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rubi Valley Rural Municipality

Rubi Valley is a rural municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 401.85 square kilometres (155.16 sq mi), with a total population of 9,565 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Lapa, [Sertung], and Tipling VDCs were merged to form Rubi Valley. Rubi Valley is divided into 6 wards, with [Sertung] declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rubi Valley Rural Municipality had a population of 9,562. Of these, 85.4% spoke Tamang, 14.2% Nepali, 0.2% Gurung and 0.3% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 74.1% were Tamang, 12.4% Ghale, 7.9% Gurung, 3.5% Kami, 0.7% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% other Dalit, 0.4% Hill Brahmin, 0.1% Chhetri and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 53.3% were Buddhist, 39.1% Christian, 7.4% Hindu and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 45.3% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write and 50.4% could neither read nor write.

In terms of occupation, 53.4% of people are farmers, 12.2% are employed in service sectors, 15.3% are in tourism business, 16.2% are foreign employed, and 3.9% are engaged in other sectors.

References

  1. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  6. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  7. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  8. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]
  9. ^ Nepal, Tour Package. "Ruby Valley". Ruby Valley.