Indrasarowar Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
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Indrasarowar is a rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province, Nepal. The municipality spans 97.33 square kilometres (37.58 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 17,585 according to the 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
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Indrasarowar (RM)
इन्द्रसरोवर गाउँपालिका | |
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Somewhere in Kulekhani (Indrasarowar) | |
  Indrasarowar (RM) Location  Indrasarowar (RM) Indrasarowar (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′38″N 85°10′25″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Makwanpur |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Jiwan Lama (CPN (US)) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Uma Kumari Lama |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.33 km2 (37.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,585 |
| • Density | 180.7/km2 (467.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Kulekhani |
| Website | indrasarowarmun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Markhu, Kulekhani, Sisneri Mahadevsthan and Phakhel VDCs were merged to form Indrasarowar Rural Municipality. Indrasarowar is divided into 5 wards, with Kulekhani declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Indrasarowar Rural Municipality had a population of 13,891. Of these, 71.6% spoke Tamang, 18.7% Nepali, 6.4% Newar, 1.8% Magar, 1.1% Lepcha, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Maithili and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 72.1% were Tamang, 8.5% Newar, 7.7% Chhetri, 6.6% Magar, 1.6% Hill Brahmin, 0.9% Hajam/Thakur, 0.9% Kami, 0.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Thakuri, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Tharu and 0.4% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 65.6% were Buddhist, 32.6% Hindu and 1.6% Christian.[7]
In terms of literacy, 61.1% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 35.7% could neither read nor write.[8]
