Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality () is a rural municipality in Udayapur District of Koshi Province in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur District. There are 8 wards in this municipality. According to 2011 census of Nepal, the total population of the municipality is 30,731 and total area is 269.51 km². The headquarter of the municipality is in Panchawati

The rural municipality was established on March 10, 2017 when Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body.

Panchawati, Bhalayadanda, Tawasri, Dumre and Barre VDCs were merged to form the new rural municipality.

Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality had a population of 30,780. Of these, 48.0% spoke Nepali, 26.8% Magar, 16.3% Tamang, 3.8% Rai, 3.1% Chamling, 0.7% Newar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.2% Sunwar, 0.1% Wambule and 0.2% other languages as their first language.NepalMap Language

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.8% were Magar, 17.3% Tamang, 15.8% Chhetri, 10.1% Rai, 6.6% Kami, 5.3% Hill Brahmin, 3.9% Sarki, 3.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.4% Newar, 1.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sunuwar, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Yadav and 0.4% others.NepalMap Caste

In terms of religion, 63.9% were Hindu, 28.5% Buddhist, 3.6% Kirati, 3.5% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.4% others.NepalMap Religion

In terms of literacy, 64.6% could read and write, 3.5% could only read and 31.8% could neither read nor write.NepalMap Literacy

+Ward distributionWardsVillageNepaliPopulation (2011)Area (km2)1 Bwanse ब्वाँसे 4,350 33.452 Mansintar Ghata मान्सिनटार घटा 2,706 16.63 Jaruwa जरुवा 3,176 30.874 Dumre डुम्रे 2,357 22.445 Udayapurgadhi उदयपुरगढी 4,374 36.36 Nepaltar नेपालटार 4,908 46.297 Hadebas हाडेबास 5,070 46.098 Naretar नारेटार 3,790 37.46 Udayapurgadhi उदयपुरगढी 30,731269.5

See also Sunkoshi Rural Municipality Rautamai Rural Municipality Tapli Rural Municipality

External links udayapurgadhimun.gov.np

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