Rubi Valley Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Rubi Valley is a rural municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 401.85 square kilometres (155.16 sq mi), with a total population of 9,565 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Rubi Valley
रुबी भ्याली गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Rubi Valley Location of rural council  Rubi Valley Rubi Valley (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28.1766°N 85.0834°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Dhading |
| Wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Ram Singh Tamang |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr. Phe Lama Tamang |
| Area | |
• Total | 401.85 km2 (155.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,565 |
| • Density | 23.80/km2 (61.65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Sertung, Dhading |
| Website | rubivalleymun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Lapa, [Sertung], and Tipling VDCs were merged to form Rubi Valley. Rubi Valley is divided into 6 wards, with [Sertung] declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rubi Valley Rural Municipality had a population of 9,562. Of these, 85.4% spoke Tamang, 14.2% Nepali, 0.2% Gurung and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 74.1% were Tamang, 12.4% Ghale, 7.9% Gurung, 3.5% Kami, 0.7% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% other Dalit, 0.4% Hill Brahmin, 0.1% Chhetri and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 53.3% were Buddhist, 39.1% Christian, 7.4% Hindu and 0.1% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 45.3% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write and 50.4% could neither read nor write.[8]
