Sangurigadhi () is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

(

gaunpalika A gaunpalika ( ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing Village development committee (Nepal), village developm ...

) out of four rural municipality located in Dhankuta District of

Koshi Province Koshi Province () is an autonomous Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal adopted by the Constitution of Nepal on 20 September 2015. It covers an area of , about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its cap ...

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. There are a total of 7 municipalities in

Dhankuta Dhankuta ( ) is a hill town and the headquarters of Dhankuta District in Koshi Province in Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants. History Until about 1963, Dhankuta Bazaar (the town) was the ...

in which 3 are urban and 4 are rural. According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Sangurigadhi has an area of and the total population of the municipality is 21536 as of Census of Nepal 2011. To form this new Rural Municipality Budi Morang,

Khuwaphok Khuwaphok is rural village located in Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality ward no. 3 of Dhankuta District in the Koshi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by ...

, Phaksib, Danda Bazar,

Bhedetar Bhedetar (translation: Sheep's Butte) is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The main settlement began when the Dharan - Dhankuta Highway was completed ...

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and

Ahale Ahale is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics ...

were merged, which previously were all separate Village development committee (local level administrative villages). Fulfilling the requirement of the new

Constitution of Nepal 2015 The Constitution of Nepal () is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. The constitution of Nepal is di ...

, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (

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). The Gaunpalika is divided into 10 wards and the

is the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality had a population of 21,537. Of these, 31.0% spoke Bantawa, 28.0%

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

, 12.2% Nepali, 7.8% Magar, 6.7%

Yakkha Yakkha may refer to: * Yakkha people, an ethnic group of South Asia * Yakkha language, a Sino-Tibetan language * Yaksha The Yakshas (, , ) in Mythology are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or ca ...

, 5.4%

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, 2.9% Tamang, 1.6% Yamphu, 1.0% Chintang, 0.8%

Lohorung Lohorung may be: * Lohorung people, in Nepal * Lohorung language, their Sino-Tibetan language {{dab ...

, 0.5% Maithili, 0.5%

Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...

, 0.2% Chamling, 0.1% Bote, 0.1%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...

, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Wambule and 0.7% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 39.5% were

, 29.2%

, 8.0% Magar, 6.7%

, 3.4%

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, 3.1% Tamang, 2.2%

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, 1.6% Yamphu, 1.4% Hill Brahmin, 1.2% Sarki, 0.8%

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/Dholi, 0.6%

, 0.5% Majhi, 0.2% Gharti/

Bhujel Bhujel are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group now living in Nepal, India, and Bhutan. They are scattered in several districts, mostly in Tanahu and Syangja. The inhabitants living near the Bhuji Khola river called Bhujel. Bhujel are divided into four ...

, 0.2%

, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1%

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, 0.1% Bote, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1%

Teli Teli is a caste traditionally occupied in the oil pressing and trade in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. India's Prime minister Narendra Modi is from Teli c ...

, 0.1%

Yadav Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states l ...

and 0.8% others. In terms of religion, 67.2% were

Kirati The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirat or Kirant or Kiranti, are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India (predominantly in the Indian state ...

, 21.2%

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

, 6.6%

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, 4.7%

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

, 0.1%

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

and 0.1%

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and 0.2% others. In terms of literacy, 71.1% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 26.7% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literac

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References

External links

Official website
Rural municipalities in Koshi Province Populated places in Dhankuta District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 Rural municipalities in Dhankuta District {{Dhankuta-geo-stub