Aathbiskot

This article is about a municipality in West Rukum District. For a municipality in Dailekh, see Aathbis.

Aathbiskot is a Municipality in West Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the former Village development committees of Aathbiskot, Aathbisdandagaun, Ghetma, Magma, Gotamkot and Syalakhadi.^[1]

Aathbiskot आठबीसकोट
Municipality
Aathbiskot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.80°N 82.39°E / 28.80; 82.39
Country	Nepal
District	West Rukum
No. of wards	14
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Mayor	Mr. Ravi KC (NCP)
• Deputy mayor	Mrs. Dhan Kumari Shahi (NCP)
Area
• Total	560.34 km2 (216.35 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,601
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area codes	+977-88[citation needed]
Website	official website

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Aathbiskot Municipality had a population of 33,624. of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 44.7% were Chhetri, 25.6% Kami, 12.1% Magar, 7.8% Thakuri, 4.2% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Sarki, 1.6% Hill Brahmin, 1.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Badi, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Sonar, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 98.5% were Hindu and 1.4% Christian.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 58.3% could read and write, 2.1% could only read and 39.5% could neither read nor write.^[5]

Media

To Promote local culture Aathbiskot has one FM radio station Radio Sisne - 92.8 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.^{[citation needed]}