Janaki Rural Municipality (Kailali District)

Janaki Rural Municipality जानकी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Janaki Rural Municipality Location in Sudurpashchim Province Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Janaki Rural Municipality Janaki Rural Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 28°33′35″N81°06′27″E / 28.559795°N 81.107626°E / 28.559795; 81.107626
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim
District	Kailali
No. of wards	9
Established	10 March 2017
Incorporated (VDC)	Janakinagar, Pathraiya, Durgauli, and Munuwa
Government
• Chairperson	Ganesh Chaudhary (NUP)
• Vice-chairperson	Lalmati Devi Kathriya (NC)
Area
• Total	107.27 km2 (41.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	48,540
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Durgauli
Website	Official Website

Janaki is a rural municipality in Kailali District located in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.

The rural municipality was established In 2017 while the Nepalese government restructured 753 new local level units cancelling the old thousands of local level units. The rural municipality was created merging the then four following VDCs: Janakinagar, Pathraiya, Durgauli, and Munuwa. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Total area of this rural municipality is 107.27 square kilometres (41.42 sq mi) and it is divided into 9 wards. 48,540 individuals lived here according to the 2011 Nepal census. ^{[2] [5]}

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Janaki Rural Municipality had a population of 48,540. Of these, 60.1% spoke Tharu, 21.6% Nepali, 11.4% Achhami, 3.9% Doteli, 1.0% Dailekhi, 0.6% Urdu, 0.4% Magar, 0.4% Maithili, 0.2% Jumli, 0.1% Awadhi, 0.1% Bajureli, 0.1% Hindi and 0.1% other languages as their first language. ^[6]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.4% were Tharu, 10.1% Hill Brahmin, 9.8% Chhetri, 8.4% Kami, 3.1% Thakuri, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Magar, 1.3% Lohar, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Musalman, 0.7% Sarki, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Badi, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Newar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. ^[7]

In terms of religion, 95.3% were Hindu, 2.5% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.7% Muslim and 0.1% others. ^[8]

In terms of literacy, 64.7% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 33.2% could neither read nor write. ^[9]

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development . Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. "राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८ प्रारम्भिक नतिजा". www.cbs.gov.np. Central Bureau of Statics, Nepal. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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