Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality

Machhapuchchhre is a Gaunpalika and former village development committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1,881 persons living in 378 individual households.[1][2]

Machhapuchchhre
माछापुछ्रे
Machhapuchchhre is located in Gandaki Province
Machhapuchchhre
Machhapuchchhre
Location in Nepal
Machhapuchchhre is located in Nepal
Machhapuchchhre
Machhapuchchhre
Machhapuchchhre (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°28′N 84°00′E / 28.47°N 84.00°E / 28.47; 84.00
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictKaski District
Area
 • Total545.52 km2 (210.63 sq mi)
Population
 • Total22,898
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Websitemachhapuchhremun.gov.np
Machhapuchchhre Mountain in Nepal

Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality had a population of 21,920. Of these, 82.0% spoke Nepali, 12.4% Gurung, 4.5% Tamang, 0.5% Magar, 0.4% Newar, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 30.2% were Hill Brahmin, 14.7% Gurung, 12.5% Kami, 8.0% Magar, 7.7% Chhetri, 7.3% Sarki, 6.5% Tamang, 5.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% other Dalit, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% Newar, 0.9% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Tharu and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of religion, 83.9% were Hindu, 14.1% Buddhist, 1.1% Christian, 0.3% Bon, 0.1% Kirati, 0.1% Muslim and 0.4% others.[5]

In terms of literacy, 69.7% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write and 28.0% could neither read nor write.[6]

According to 2021 Nepal Census, it had a population of 22,898 (Twenty two thousands eight hundred ninety eight).

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. ^ "माछापुच्छ्रे गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | गण्डकी प्रदेश, नेपाल". machhapuchhremun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. ^ NepalMap Language
  4. ^ NepalMap Caste
  5. ^ NepalMap Religion
  6. ^ NepalMap Literacy
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