Gangadev Rural Municipality

Gangadev is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 124.38 square kilometres (48.02 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,009 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Gangadev (RM) गङ्गादेव गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.41°N 82.40°E / 28.41; 82.40
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rolpa
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Hari Bahadur Pun Magar (NC)
• Deputy chairperson	Amrita KC Wali (NC)
Area
• Total	124.38 km2 (48.02 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,009
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Sanadanda, Jinawang
Website	gangadevmun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Jinawang, Rank, Pakhapani and portion of Wot VDCs were merged to form Gangadev Rural Municipality. Gangadev is divided into 7 wards, with Jinawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gangadev Rural Municipality had a population of 20,009. Of these, 99.1% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 76.6% were Chhetri, 11.5% Magar, 7.2% Kami, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.5% Sarki, 0.4% Hill Brahmin, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 98.6% were Hindu, 0.7% Christian, 0.5% Buddhist and 0.2% others.^[5]