Jorayal Rural Municipality

Jorayal (Nepali: जोरायल) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.^[1] Jorayal has a population of 20824.The land area is 419.09 km².^[2]

Jorayal Rural Municipality जोरायल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Jorayal Rural Municipality जोरायल गाउँपालिका Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Jorayal Rural Municipality Jorayal Rural Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 29°06′25″N 80°42′00″E / 29.107°N 80.700°E / 29.107; 80.700
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Durga Dutta Ojha
• Administrative Head	Tej Bahadur Khatri
Area
• Total	419.09 km^2 (161.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	20,824
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://jorayalmun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jorayal Rural Municipality had a population of 21,296. Of these, 72.7% spoke Doteli, 19.7% Nepali, 4.7% Magar, 1.7% Kham, 0.5% Sherpa, 0.3% Achhami, 0.1% Gurung and 0.3% others.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.3% were Chhetri, 12.7% Magar, 10.2% Kami, 8.4% Hill Brahmin, 4.1% Sarki, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Badi, 0.5% Newar, 0.4% Bhote, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Tamang, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Limbu and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 96.7% were Hindu, 2.8% Buddhist, 0.4% Christian and 0.1% Prakriti.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 69.3% could read and write, 2.6% could only read 28.0% could neither read nor write.^[6]

References

1. "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
3. NepalMap Language [1]
4. NepalMap Caste [2]
5. NepalMap Religion [3]
6. NepalMap Literacy [4]