Sayal Rural Municipality

Sayal (Nepali: सायल) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.^[1] Sayal has a population of 19551.The land area is 122.72 km².^[2] It was formed by merging Chapali, Toleni and Khatiwada VDCs.

Sayal Rural Municipality सायल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Sayal Rural Municipality सायल गाउँपालिका Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Sayal Rural Municipality Sayal Rural Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 29°22′26″N 80°58′29″E / 29.3739°N 80.9748°E / 29.3739; 80.9748
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Dharma Raj Joshi
• Administrative Head	Hark Bahadur Saphari
Area
• Total	122.72 km^2 (47.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	19,551
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://sayalmun.gov.np

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sayal Rural Municipality had a population of 19,575. of these, 99.2% spoke Doteli, 0.4% Bajhangi, 0.3% Nepali and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 62.7% were Chhetri, 11.5% Kami, 8.3% Damai/Dholi, 7.4% Thakuri, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 2.7% Sarki, 1.2% Kumal, 0.9% Badi, 0.8% Lohar, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 44.1% could read and write, 5.2% could only read and 50.7% 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
4. NepalMap Caste
5. NepalMap Religion
6. NepalMap Literacy