Vyas Municipality

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Vyas Municipality
व्यास नगरपालिका
Municipality
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Madi River at Damauli
Motto(s): 
विविधतायुक्त गाउँ-शहर, समृद्द मेरो व्यास नगर[ citation needed ]
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Vyas Municipality
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Vyas Municipality
Vyas Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°58′35″N84°16′05″E / 27.97639°N 84.26806°E / 27.97639; 84.26806
Country Nepal
Province Gandaki
District Tanahun
Government
 •  Mayor Baikuntha Neupane (NC)
 •  Deputy Mayor Indira Darai (NC)
Area
 • Total86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total70,335
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33900 [1]
Website http://vyasmun.gov.np/

Vyas (Byas), is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Province in Nepal and incorporates the village Damauli, the district headquarters, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli. [2] The municipality was established by merging the former Village development committee Damauli with several of its neighbors,[ when? ] the most recent merger being the one with Pokhari Bhanjyang in 2014. It lies on the bank of Madi Khola.

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It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after the re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 A.D. [3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 70,335 people living in 18,339 individual households. [4]

It is believed that Sage Vyasadeva (different from the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa) was born in the vicinity of Vyas, for which the municipality was named after him. [5]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Vyas Municipality had a population of 71,051. Of these, 64.7% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Magar, 6.6% Gurung, 4.7% Newar, 4.6% Darai, 1.0% Urdu, 0.8% Bote, 0.6% Bhojpuri, 0.5% Tamang, 0.4% Dura, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Chepang, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language. [6]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.1% were Magar, 15.4% Hill Brahmin, 13.1% Chhetri, 8.5% Gurung, 8.1% Newar, 7.9% Kami, 4.9% Darai, 4.2% Sarki, 3.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Kumal, 1.9% Musalman, 1.9% Thakuri, 1.2% Bote, 1.1% Dura, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Tamang, 0.3% Chepang/Praja, 0.3% Rai, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others. [7]

In terms of religion, 88.8% were Hindu, 6.0% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 1.8% Muslim, 0.5% Prakriti, 0.4% Bon and 0.4% others. [8]

In terms of literacy, 79.9% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 18.0% could neither read nor write. [9]

Ward Profile

There are 14 wards in Vyas Municipality:

Vyas Municipality Ward Profile
Present WardFormer Municipality/VDCFormer WardWard Chairman
1Vyas1Ramesh Chandra Hadkhale
2Vyas2Kashiram Shrestha
3Vyas10Anup Rana
4Vyas11Man Bahadur Gurung
5Vyas6,7,8Bishnu Kumar Shrestha
6Shyamgha V.D.CJiwan Gurung
7Kyamin V.D.C,1,3,7-9Krishna Prashad Neupane
8Kyamin V.D.C and Risti V.D.C6, 1-5,7-9Yuwaraj Gurung
9Kyamin V.D.C,Tanahunsur V.D.C , Satiswara V.D.C(2,4,5),(6,7,8),(6,9)Suresh Thapa
10Vyas5,9Khemraj Pokhrel
11Vyas, Ghansikuwa V.D.C, Tanahunsur V.D.C(3,4),(6),(4,5,7,9)Dal Bahadur Dura
12Ghasikuwa V.D.C2-5,7,8Bam Bahadur Ale
13Vyas12,13,14Basanta Ale
14Keshavtar2-7Kaji Man Shrestha

Media

To promote local culture Vyas has four FM radio stations. That are Radio Bhanubhakta, Damauli F.M, Smart F.M, and Madi Seti FM, all of which are community radio stations.[ citation needed ]

Transportation

Vyas lies on Prithvi Rajmarg, a highway from Kathmandu to Pokhara.

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References

  1. ↑ "Postal Code of Tanahun D.P.O." General Post Office. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brief Introduction". Vyas Municipality. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Brief Introduction | Vyas Municipality". vyasmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  4. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Damauli". Holy Dham. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018. The most important location here is the birth place of Sage Vyasadeva. This vyasadev belongs to a different kalpa and is not the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa.
  6. ↑ NepalMap Language
  7. ↑ NepalMap Caste
  8. ↑ NepalMap Religion
  9. ↑ NepalMap Literacy


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