Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality had a population of 14,112. Of these, 94.7% spoke Nepali, 4.6% Kham, 0.2% Sanskrit, 0.2% Sign language, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 33.6% were Magar, 30.9% Kami, 12.9% Chhetri, 9.8% Chhantyal, 5.0% Hill Brahmin, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Gurung, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% other Dalit, 0.6% Sarki, 0.6% Thakali, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Pattharkatta/Kushwadiya and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 94.0% were Hindu, 4.0% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 63.6% could read and write, 3.9% could only read and 32.4% could neither read nor write.^[6]

According to the National Census, the total population of Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality is 12,616 and there are 3,176 households.^[7]