Bagmati Rural Municipality
बागमती गाउँपालिका
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Rural Municipality
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| Nickname:
Bagmati
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| Coordinates: 27°31′N 85°18′E / 27.51°N 85.30°E / 27.51; 85.30 | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Lalitpur District |
| Established | March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Bir Bahadur Lopchan (Nepali Congress) |
| • Vice Chairperson | Bhakta Bahadur Darlami Magar (Nishan) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.49 km2 (43.05 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,049 |
| • Density | 117.04/km2 (303.1/sq mi) |
| Website | http://bagmatimunlalitpur.gov.np/ |
Bagmati is a Rural MunicipalityinLalitpur DistrictinBagmati ProvinceofNepal that was established in 2017 by merging the former Village development committees Ashrang, Ghusel, Malta, Bhattedanda, Pyutar, Ikudol and Gimdi in March 2017.[1] The center of this rural municipality is located in Old-Bhattedanda.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bagmati Rural Municipality had a population of 13,049. Of these, 58.3% spoke Tamang, 40.2% Nepali, 0.9% Magar, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 58.6% were Tamang, 23.2% Hill Brahmin, 7.3% Chhetri, 5.9% Magar, 1.9% Kami, 1.4% Ghale, 0.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.3% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% other Terai and 0.4% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 59.3% were Buddhist, 39.5% Hindu, 1.1% Christian and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of literacy, 69.0% could read and write, 2.1% could only read and 28.8% could neither read nor write.[5]
