Tamakoshi Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
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Tamakoshi is a rural municipality located within the Dolakha District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 153.06 square kilometres (59.10 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,849 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Tamakoshi
तामाकोशी गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Tamakoshi Location  Tamakoshi Tamakoshi (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.55°N 86.10°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Dolakha |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Prona Pratap K.C |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Urmila Khadka (KC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.06 km2 (59.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,849 |
| • Density | 123.15/km2 (318.95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Japhe |
| Website | tamakoshimun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Bhirkot, Jhule, Japhe, Malu, Sahare, Chyama and Hawa VDCs were merged to form Tamakoshi. Tamakoshi is divided into 7 wards, with Japhe declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Tamakoshi Rural Municipality had a population of 18,849. Of these, 87.4% spoke Nepali, 5.3% Sunwar, 4.2% Tamang, 1.4% Sherpa, 0.9% Majhi, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 43.2% were Chhetri, 19.0% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Sarki, 6.0% Kami, 5.5% Sunuwar, 4.7% Newar, 4.4% Tamang, 3.0% Damai/Dholi, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Majhi, 1.4% Sherpa, 1.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.8% Magar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Thami and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 91.5% were Hindu, 5.5% Buddhist, 2.8% Christian and 0.1% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 66.6% could read and write, 3.6% could only read and 29.9% could neither read nor write.[8]
