Madi Rural Municipality, Rolpa

For other uses, see Madi.

Madi is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 129.05 square kilometres (49.83 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,056 according to a 2021 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Madi (RM), Rolpa माडी गाउँपालिका, रोल्पा
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.21°N 82.27°E / 28.21; 82.27
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rolpa
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Amar Singh Gharti Magar (Mitramani)
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Jayapuri Gharti Magar (Junmaya)
• Term of office	(2022- Present)
Area
• Total	129.05 km2 (49.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	18,056
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Gharti Gaun
Website	madimunrolpa.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 Gharti Gaun, Talawang, Karchawang (excluding some portion), portion of Wot and Bhawang VDCs were merged to form Madi Rural Municipality. Madi is divided into 6 wards, with Gharti Gaun declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Madi Rural Municipality had a population of 18,056. Of these, 90.6% spoke Nepali, 9.0% Magar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 54.5% were Magar, 27.8% Chhetri, 12.2% Kami, 4.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Hill Brahmin and 0.1% Musalman.

In terms of religion, 70.1% were Hindu, 22.1% Buddhist, 4.5% Christian, 1.1% Prakriti, 0.1% Muslim and 2.1% others.^[5]