Chaurpati Rural Municipality

Chaurpati (Nepali: चौरपाटी) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.^[1] Chaurpati has a population of 25149.The land area is 182.16 km² (70.33 sq mi).^[2]

Chaurpati Rural Municipality चौरपाटी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Chaurpati Rural Municipality नेपालको नक्शामा चौरपाटी गाउँपालिका
Coordinates: 29.1818°N 81.1290°E / 29.1818; 81.1290
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Achham District
Government
• Type	Local government
Area
• Total	182.16 km2 (70.33 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	25,149
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://chaurpatimun.gov.np

It was formed by merging Siudi, Sokot, Payal, Lunnga, Marku and Duni VDSs. Currently, it is divided into 7 administrative wards.^[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chaurpati Rural Municipality had a population of 25,215. Of these, 96.7% spoke Achhami, 1.9% Nepali, 1.1% Doteli, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Santali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 62.4% were Chhetri, 21.5% other Dalit, 6.9% Kami, 4.5% Hill Brahmin, 2.1% Thakuri, 1.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% Badi, 0.3% Lohar, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 50.2% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 45.3% could neither read nor write.^[7]