Sunapati Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
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Sunapati is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 86.98 square kilometres (33.58 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,141 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Sunapati (RM)
सुनापति गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Sunapati (RM) Location  Sunapati (RM) Sunapati (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°29′39″N 85°51′50″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Ramechhap District |
| Wards | 5 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Thulo kanchha Tamang |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Gita Bist Chaulagai |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.91 km2 (33.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,141 |
| • Density | 208.7/km2 (540.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Hiledevi |
| Website | sunapatimun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Dimipokhari, Hiledevi, Bethan, Khaniyapani and small portion of Gunsi Bhadaure VDCs were merged to form Sunapati Rural Municipality. Sunapati is divided into 5 wards, with Hiledevi declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sunapati Rural Municipality had a population of 18,148. Of these, 52.6% spoke Nepali, 34.6% Tamang, 11.2% Newar, 0.6% Majhi, 0.4% Magar, 0.3% Doteli, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Yolmo and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.9% were Tamang, 20.1% Chhetri, 17.3% Newar, 9.4% Hill Brahmin, 9.2% Magar, 2.5% Kami, 2.1% Damai/Dholi, 2.0% Majhi, 1.0% Sarki, 0.7% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.2% Pahari, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Yolmo and 0.2% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 63.7% were Hindu, 35.3% Buddhist, 0.7% Christian and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 58.7% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 37.8% could neither read nor write.[8]
