Golanjor Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
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Golanjor is a Rural municipality located within the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 184.13 square kilometres (71.09 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,329 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Golanjor (RM)
गोलन्जोर गाउँपालिका | |
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| Coordinates: 27°16′0″N 86°3′45″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Sindhuli |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Pushpa Bahadur Karki |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Ganga Devi Shreshtha |
| Area | |
• Total | 184.13 km2 (71.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,329 |
| • Density | 104.97/km2 (271.88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Bhuwaneshwori |
| Website | golanjormun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Dudbhanjyang, Bitijor Bagaincha, Bhuwaneshwori, Tinkanya, Ratnachura Bhimeshwar and Baseshwar VDCs were merged to form Golanjor Rural Municipality. Golanjor is divided into 7 wards, with Bhuwaneshwori declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Golanjor Rural Municipality had a population of 19,490. Of these, 78.1% spoke Nepali, 13.3% Magar, 4.1% Tamang, 1.4% Vayu, 1.1% Majhi, 1.0% Newar, 0.4% Gurung, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.7% were Magar, 18.4% Chhetri, 10.8% Sarki, 9.7% Newar, 7.4% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Tamang, 5.6% Damai/Dholi, 4.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 4.0% Kami, 3.0% Thakuri, 2.7% Majhi, 2.1% Hayu, 2.0% Sunuwar, 0.8% Rai, 0.6% Gurung, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sudhi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Teli and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 83.9% were Hindu, 14.0% Buddhist, 1.2% Prakriti, 0.6% Christian and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 60.2% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 35.5% could neither read nor write.[8]
