Devghat Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Gandaki, Nepal
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Devghat is a Rural municipality located within the Tanahun District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 159 square kilometres (61 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 16,131 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Devghat (RM)
देवघाट गाउँपालिका | |
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  Devghat (RM) Location  Devghat (RM) Devghat (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.80°N 84.41°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Tanahun |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Til Bahadur Thapa |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Bhuwan Singh Gurung |
| • Term of office | (2022 - 2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,131 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Devghat |
| Website | devghatmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Devghat, Kota, Chhipchhipe and part of Baidi VDCs were merged to form Devghat Rural Municipality. Devghat is divided into 5 wards, with Devghat VDC declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Devghat Rural Municipality had a population of 16,478. Of these, 44.1% spoke Nepali, 27.7% Magar, 22.0% Gurung, 3.6% Bhujel, 1.3% Bote, 0.6% Tamang, 0.4% Newar, 0.1% Chepang, 0.1% Sign language and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.8% were Magar, 31.5% Gurung, 8.8% Hill Brahmin, 6.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 3.8% Thakuri, 3.5% Chhetri, 2.6% Kami, 1.8% Bote, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.8% Majhi, 0.8% Newar, 0.8% Tamang, 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.3% Sarki, 0.1% Chepang/Praja, 0.1% Musalman and 0.2% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 68.0% were Hindu, 28.4% Buddhist, 3.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 67.2% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 30.7% could neither read nor write.[8]
