Badikedar Rural Municipality
Badikedar Rural Municipality
बड्डी केदार गाउँपालिका | |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| District | Doti District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Chairperson | Krishna Bahadur Chand |
| • Administrative Head | Dipak Raj Jaisi |
| Area | |
• Total | 332.55 km2 (128.40 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,720 |
| • Density | 50.28/km2 (130.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Website | http://badikedarmun.gov.np |
Badikedar (Nepali: बड्डी केदार) is a Gaupalika (Nepali: गाउपालिका, romanized: gaupalika) in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Badikedar has a population of 16720.The land area is 332.55 km2.[2] It was formed by merging Ghangal, Mannakapadi and Lanakedareshwor VDCs.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Badikedar Rural Municipality had a population of 16,731. Of these, 67.2% spoke Doteli, 28.1% Nepali, 3.6% Magar, 0.8% Kham and 0.3% other languages as their first language.[3]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.2% were Chhetri, 18.8% Magar, 9.1% Kami, 8.8% Thakuri, 8.0% Sarki, 4.5% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.0% Badi, 0.9% Tamang, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Gurung, 0.1% other Dalit and 0.2% others.[4]
In terms of religion, 96.3% were Hindu, 3.6% Buddhist and 0.1% Christian.[5]
In terms of literacy, 62.8% could read and write, 4.3% could only read and 32.8% could neither read nor write.[6]
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