Gokulganga Rural Municipality

Gokulganga Rural Municipality (Nepali: गोकुलगंगा गाउँपालिका) is a Rural municipality in Ramechhap District of Bagmati Province in Nepal.^[1]

Gokulganga गोकुलगंगा गाउँपालिका
Rural municipality
Gokulganga Location in Nepal Show map of Bagmati Province Gokulganga Gokulganga (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°32′59″N 86°11′59″E / 27.54972°N 86.19972°E / 27.54972; 86.19972
Country	Nepal
Region	Central
District	Ramechhap District
Province	Bagmati Province
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural council
• Chairperson	Kaji Bahadur Khadka (Nepali Congress)
• Deputy Chairperson	Usha Devi Karki
• Former Chairperson	Khadga Bahadur Sunuwar
• Former Vice Chairperson	Radhika Shrestha(Newar)
Area
• Total	198.4 km^2 (76.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Nepal census)
• Total	20,074
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Sunuwar Newar Bahun Chhetri Magar Tamang Sherpa
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	45400
Area code	048
Website	gokulgangamun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gokulganga Rural Municipality had a population of 20,074. Of these, 69.5% spoke Nepali, 11.0% Tamang, 9.9% Sunwar, 5.5% Sherpa, 2.4% Yolmo, 1.1% Newar, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.7% were Chhetri, 14.3% Tamang, 10.7% Sunuwar, 8.1% Sherpa, 3.9% Hill Brahmin, 3.8% Gharti/Bhujel, 3.4% Sarki, 3.3% Newar, 2.6% Kami, 2.4% Yolmo, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Magar, 0.8% Gurung, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 71.3% were Hindu, 24.9% Buddhist, 3.5% Christian and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 65.0% could read and write, 3.3% could only read and 31.6% could neither read nor write.^[5]

References

1. "Gokulganga (Rural Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. NepalMap Language
3. NepalMap Caste
4. NepalMap Religion
5. NepalMap Literacy