Sidingwa is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)(Formerly: village development committee) located in Taplejung District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven VDCs namely limbudin, Kalikhola,Sadewa, Ankhop, Sablakhu, Mehele, Surumkhim. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,099 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.
Sidingwa
सिदिङ्वा | |
|---|---|
 Sidingwa Rural Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′18.67″N 87°56′29.2″E / 27.3051861°N 87.941444°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Taplejung District |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Municipality |
| • Chairperson | Mr.Nara Bahadur Kadariya (NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mr.Jivan Kumar Tamling (NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,099 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Pratinidhi Sabha constituency | Taplejung 1 |
| Pradesh Sabha constituency | Taplejung 1(A) |
| Website | official website |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 Nepal census, the total population of the rural municipality is 10,979 individuals in which 5,531 individuals are male and the remaining 5,448 are female. These populations live in total 2,476 households. 80% of the population are considered as educated. [2]
In the context of ethnic groups in the rural municipality Limbu people or Yakthung is the biggest ethnic group. Kshetri, Rai people, Bishwakarma, Tamang people, Bahun, Gurung people, Yakkha, Newar people and Mijar are following continuously on second, third, forth and so on.[3]
Ethnic groups according to (2021)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MOFALD List of Gaupalika" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Census of Nepal". Nepal govt. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Cast, ethnicity census". Nepal govt. Retrieved 2024-06-10.