Paribartan Rural Municipality

Paribartan is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 163.01 square kilometres (62.94 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,778 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Paribartan (RM) परिवर्तन गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.50°N 82.57°E / 28.50; 82.57
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rolpa
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Suk bahadur budhamagar
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. kaladebi khatreni
• Term of office	(2022 - 2027)
Area
• Total	163.01 km2 (62.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	22,001
• Density	134.97/km2 (349.56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	putalachaur rangkot
Website	paribartanmun.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 Kureli, Rangsi, Rangkot, Iriwang and Pachhawang VDCs were merged to form Paribartan Rural Municipality. Paribartan is divided into 6 wards, with Rangkot declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

This rural municipality was named Duikholi Rural Municipality during establishment but later renamed as Paribartan.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Paribartan Rural Municipality had a population of 20,778. Of these, 89.8% spoke Nepali, 9.9% Magar, 0.2% Kham and 0.1% Maithili as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 50.5% were Magar, 35.7% Chhetri, 8.1% Kami, 3.3% Damai/Dholi, 1.1% Thakuri, 0.4% Badi, 0.3% Hill Brahmin, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Newar and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 81.8% were Hindu, 16.5% Buddhist, 1.5% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[5]