Gurans Rural Municipality
Rural municipality in Karnali Province, Nepal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gurans (Nepali: गुराँस) is a rural municipality located in Dailekh District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1]
Gurans
गुराँस | |
|---|---|
  Gurans Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28.75°N 81.633333°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Karnali |
| District | Dailekh |
| No. of wards | 8 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. top bahadur BC (NE.KA.PA YAMALE) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. SIWA KHADKA (NE.KA.PA YAMALE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.79 km2 (63.63 sq mi) |
| Population (1001) | |
• Total | 22,033 |
| • Density | 133.70/km2 (346.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | official website |
The total area of the rural municipality is 164.79 square kilometres (63.63 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 22,033 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards.[2]
The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.[3][4]
Khadkawada, Baraha, Seri, Goganpani, Piladi and Lalikanda Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Baraha.[2]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gurans Rural Municipality had a population of 22,033. Of these, 99.7% spoke Nepali, 0.2% Gurung and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 48.1% were Chhetri, 17.8% Kami, 10.5% Thakuri, 10.1% Magar, 6.4% Damai/Dholi, 3.1% Hill Brahmin, 2.2% Gurung, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Sarki, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 96.9% were Hindu, 2.8% Buddhist and 0.2% Christian.[7]
In terms of literacy, 67.5% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 29.8% could neither read nor write.[8]