Umakunda Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal
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Umakunda is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 451.99 square kilometres (174.51 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 17,601 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
Umakunda (RM)
उमाकुण्ड गाउँपालिका | |
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  Umakunda (RM) Location  Umakunda (RM) Umakunda (RM) (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°30′35″N 86°17′34″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Ramechhap |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Sher B. Sunuwar |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Urmila Karki Basnet |
| • Term of office | (2017 - 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.99 km2 (174.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,601 |
| • Density | 38.941/km2 (100.86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Priti |
| Website | umakundamun |
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Gumdel, Bamti Bhandar, Kubukasthali, Priti, Gupteshwar and Bhuji VDCs were merged to form Umakunda Rural Municipality. Umakunda is divided into 7 wards, with Priti declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Umakunda Rural Municipality had a population of 17,647. Of these, 55.9% spoke Nepali, 20.2% Sunwar, 11.2% Sherpa, 7.1% Tamang, 4.0% Newar, 0.6% Magar, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Thangmi, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Jirel and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.0% were Chhetri, 20.6% Sunuwar, 12.1% Sherpa, 9.6% Tamang, 7.5% Newar, 5.2% Kami, 3.5% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Hill Brahmin, 1.4% Sarki, 1.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.2% Magar, 0.3% Thami, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Jirel, 0.1% Khawas, 0.1% other Terai and 0.5% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 72.7% were Hindu, 21.6% Buddhist, 5.4% Christian, 0.2% Prakriti, 0.1% Kirati and 0.1% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 63.2% could read and write, 4.6% could only read and 32.2% could neither read nor write.[8]
