Dewanganj Rural Municipality

For former VDC, see Dewanganj (VDC).

Dewanganj (Nepali: देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका) is a rural community (Gaunpalika) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

Dewanganj देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका
Rural municipality
Dewanganj Location in Province No. 1 Show map of Koshi Province Dewanganj Dewanganj (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 26.45°N 87.14°E / 26.45; 87.14
Province	Province No. 1
District	Sunsari
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Bechan Prasad Mehta (PSP-N)
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Bhiva Devi Yadav (NC)
Area
• Total	53.56 km2 (20.68 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,073
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	kushwaha yadav muslim etc
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Dewanganj (VDC)
Website	official website

Geography

It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the nearest market for its people is in Phulkaha, India. Sunsari hosts 12 communities, 6 urban and 6 rural.

According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Dewanganj has an area of 53.56 square kilometres (20.68 sq mi).

Demographics

The population of the community numbers 39,367 as of the Census of Nepal 2021.^[1][2]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Dewanganj (VDC)

1. kushwaha (40.0%)
2. yadav (17.0%)
3. Muslim (11.0%)
4. Others (32.0%)

The largest ethnic group is Kushwaha, who makes 40% of the population, yadav and Muslim comes to second and third with 17% and 11% each. Other various ethnic groups makes(32%) of the population.^[3]

Administration

Village development committees Madhyeharsahi, Dewanganj (VDC), Kaptanganj, Sahebganj and Ramganj Senuwari merged to form this local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development merged all VDCs and Communities into 753 new local level bodies (Communities).^[1]

The newly formed rural community is divided into 7 wards, with its headquarters at Dewanganj (VDC).^[1]