Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, Dhading

Rural Municipality in Bagmati Province, Nepal

Tripurasundari Rural Municipality त्रिपुरासुन्दरी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
27°59′N 84°49′E / 27.99°N 84.81°E / 27.99; 84.81
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
District	Dhading District
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Raju Upreti
• Vice-Chairperson	Dev Raj Dharel
Area
• Total	271.23 km² (104.72 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	22,960
• Density	85/km² (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Salyantar
Website	tripurasundarimundhading.gov.np

Tripurasundari is a rural municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 271.23 square kilometres (104.72 sq mi), 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.

Demographics

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]

References

^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "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.
^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ NepalMap Language [1]
^ NepalMap Caste [2]
^ NepalMap Religion [3]
^ NepalMap Literacy [4]