Janaki Rural Municipality (Banke District)
Janaki Rural Municipality
जानकी गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Janaki Rural Municipality Location in Lumbini Province  Janaki Rural Municipality Janaki Rural Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°06′56″N 81°36′42″E / 28.115513°N 81.611785°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Banke |
| No. of wards | 6 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Saigaun, Belbhar, Khajura Khurda, Belahari and Ganapur |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Chhabban Khan (NC) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Ram Pyari Yadav (NC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 46,536 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Khajura Khurda |
| Website | Official Website |
Janaki Rural Municipality (Nepali: जानकी गाउँपालिका, romanized: Jānakī gā'um̐pālikā) is a rural municipality located in Banke District, within Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality was established in 2017 following the restructuring of local level units by the Government of Nepal. As part of this restructuring, 753 new local level units were created by dissolving the previous thousands of local bodies. Janaki Rural Municipality was formed by merging the then Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Saigaun, Belbhar, Khajura Khurda, Belahari, and Ganapur. Additionally, a small portion (ward no. 23) of the then Nepalganj municipality (rural area) was also incorporated into this new local unit.[1][2][3][4]
The total area of Janaki Rural Municipality is 63.32 square kilometres (24.45 sq mi), and it is administratively divided into 6 wards. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population was 37,839, which increased to 46,536 as per the 2021 Nepal census.[2][5]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Nepal census, Janaki Rural Municipality had a population of 37,847.
In terms of first language, the population was as follows:
- 59.8% spoke Awadhi
- 22.5% spoke Urdu
- 13.3% spoke Nepali
- 2.1% spoke Maithili
- 0.6% spoke Magar
- 0.4% each spoke Doteli and Tharu
- 0.3% spoke Newar
- 0.2% spoke Bhojpuri
- 0.4% spoke other languages
Regarding ethnicity/caste, the distribution was:
- 22.3% Musalman
- 8.7% Yadav
- 7.3% Kurmi
- 7.0% Chamar/Harijan/Ram
- 6.8% Chhetri
- 6.0% Kanu
- 4.0% other Dalit
- 2.9% Magar
- 2.5% other Terai
- 32.5% others
In terms of religion:
- 76.4% were Hindu
- 22.2% were Muslim
- 0.7% were Christian
- 0.4% were Buddhist
- 0.1% were Kirati
- 0.2% followed other religions[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८ प्रारम्भिक नतिजा". www.cbs.gov.np. Central Bureau of Statics, Nepal. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "NepalMap profile: Janaki Rural Municipality". NepalMap. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
