Mahabharat Rural Municipality

Mahabharat is a Rural municipality located within the Kavrepalanchowk District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 18,283 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Mahabharat (RM) महाभारत गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27.36°N 85.66°E / 27.36; 85.66
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Kavrepalanchowk
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Kancha Lal Jimba
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Chet Kumar Manjhi
Area
• Total	186 km2 (72 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,283
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Banakhu Chor
Website	mahabharatmun.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 Gokule, Phoksingtar, Budhakhani, Banakhu Chor and Ghartichhap VDCs were merged to form Mahabharat Rural Municipality. Mahabharat is divided into 8 wards, with Banakhu Chor declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mahabharat Rural Municipality had a population of 18,283. Of these, 69.6% spoke Tamang, 15.1% Magar, 13.9% Nepali, 1.0% Newar, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of caste/ethnicity, 69.9% were Tamang, 21.2% Magar, 2.7% Kami, 2.6% Newar, 1.1% Chhetri, 1.0% Majhi, 0.5% Hill Brahmin, 0.4% Sarki, 0.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.1% Pahari, and 0.2% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 73.6% were Buddhist, 25.2% Hindu, 0.9% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 57.4% could read and write, 7.8% could only read and 34.7% could neither read nor write.^[8]