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Gharpajhong Rural Municipality

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Gharpajhong Rural Municipality
घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका
Gharpajhong Rural Municipality is located in Nepal
Gharpajhong Rural Municipality
Gharpajhong Rural Municipality
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°47′05″N 83°44′17″E / 28.784746°N 83.738181°E / 28.784746; 83.738181
Country   Nepal
ProvinceGandaki
DistrictMustang District
Population
 • Total3,029
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Websitehttp://gharapjhongmun.gov.np/

Gharapjhong Rural Municipality (Gharapjhong Gaupalika) (Nepali: घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Gharapjhong is one of these 753 local units.[1]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gharpajhong Rural Municipality had a population of 3,736. Of these, 61.6% spoke Nepali, 23.6% Thakali, 6.5% Gurung, 1.9% Magar, 1.6% Tamang, 1.0% Belhare, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.7% Maithili, 0.5% Newar, 0.4% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Rai, 0.4% Tharu and 0.4% other languages as their first language.[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.7% were Thakali, 13.2% Kami, 13.1% Gurung, 10.0% Magar, 6.5% Damai/Dholi, 5.5% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Tamang, 4.3% Chhetri, 1.6% Newar, 1.4% Sherpa, 1.1% Rai, 1.1% Sarki, 1.0% Badi, 1.0% Tharu, 0.6% Thakuri, and 2.3% others.[3]

In terms of religion, 52.2% were Hindu, 44.9% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian, 0.2% Bon, 0.1% Muslim and 0.3% others.[4]

In terms of literacy, 75.6% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 22.1% could neither read nor write.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | जोमसोम, मुस्ताङ, गण्डकी प्रदेश, नेपाल". gharapjhongmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ NepalMap Language
  3. ^ NepalMap Caste
  4. ^ NepalMap Religion
  5. ^ NepalMap Literacy