Dharche Rural Municipality

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Dharche Rural Municipality
धार्चे गाउँपालिका
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Dharche Rural Municipality (Nepali :धार्चे गाँउपालिका) is a

Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is divided into 7 wards. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dharche is one of these 753 local units.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dharche Rural Municipality had a population of 13,264. Of these, 85.4% spoke Gurung, 7.6% Nepali, 4.6% Ghale, 2.1% Tamang, 0.2% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 82.8% were Gurung, 11.3% Ghale, 5.0% Kami, 0.3% Hill Brahmin, 0.2% Chhetri, 0.2% Rai and 0.2% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 56.2% were Buddhist, 25.3% Hindu, 12.8% Bon, 5.6% Christian and 0.1% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 46.5% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write and 48.8% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

  1. ^ Collegenp. "Dharche Rural Municipality, Gorkha". www.collegenp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ NepalMap Language [1]
  3. ^ NepalMap Caste [2]
  4. ^ NepalMap Religion [3]
  5. ^ NepalMap Literacy [4]