Paribartan 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 ...

located within the

Rolpa District Rolpa (), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa town is the district's administrative center. The various grievances of Rolpa's population made the dis ...

of the

Lumbini Province Lumbini Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province in western Nepal. The country's Provinces of Nepal, third largest province in terms of area as well as List of Nepalese provinces by population, population, Lumbini is home to the World Herita ...

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. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 20,778 according to a

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 ...

. On March 10, 2017, the

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal () is the central executive authority of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The government is led by the Prime Minister of Nepal, prime minister (K. P. Sharma Oli, K.P. Oli since 15 July 2024) who selects all the o ...

restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous

Kureli Kureli is a village development committee in Rolpa District in the Rapti Zone of north-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 Statisti ...

, Rangsi, Rangkot, Iriwang and Pachhawang VDCs were merged to form Paribartan Rural Municipality. Paribartan is divided into 6

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, with Rangkot declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. This rural municipality was named Duikholi Rural Municipality during establishment but later renamed as Paribartan.

Demographics

At the time of the

, Paribartan Rural Municipality had a population of 20,778. Of these, 89.8% spoke Nepali, 9.9% Magar, 0.2%

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and 0.1% Maithili as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 50.5% were Magar, 35.7%

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 ...

, 8.1%

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, 3.3%

Damai Damai ( ; IAST: ''Damāĩ'') is an occupational caste found among indigenous people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable o ...

/Dholi, 1.1%

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

, 0.4% Badi, 0.3% Hill Brahmin, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2%

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 ...

and 0.1% others. In terms of religion, 81.8% were

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, 16.5%

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, 1.5%

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, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others. NepalMap Demographic

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References

External links

official website of the rural municipality
Rural municipalities in Rolpa District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Lumbini-geo-stub