Ghiring Rural Municipality

Ghiring Rural Municipality घिरिङ्ग गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Ghiring Gaunpalika (rural municipality), Nepal map
Ghiring Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.065029°N 83.939057°E / 28.065029; 83.939057
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Tanahun District
Population
• Total	19,318
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://ghiringmun.gov.np

Ghiring Rural Municipality (Ghiring Gaupalika) (Nepali: घिरिङ्ग गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Tanahaun District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Ghiring is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Ghiring Rural Municipality had a population of 19,318. Of these, 48.0% spoke Magar, 42.6% Nepali, 7.5% Newar, 1.3% Gurung, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Maithili and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 50.7% were Magar, 10.1% Kami, 9.7% Kumal, 8.2% Newar, 4.9% Hill Brahmin, 4.8% Sarki, 3.5% Chhetri, 3.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Gurung, 0.8% Darai, 0.5% Badi, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.3% Yadav, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Tharu and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 92.7% were Hindu, 6.3% Buddhist, 0.6% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.4% others.

In terms of literacy, 67.5% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 30.6% could neither read nor write.

See also

• Dhakmar