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Joshipur Rural Municipality

जोशीपुर गाउँपालिका
Joshipur Rural Municipality जोशीपुर गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
	Joshipur Rural Municipality Location in Nepal Joshipur Rural Municipality Joshipur Rural Municipality (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 28°34′03″N 81°00′53″E / 28.5674°N 81.0147°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kailali District
Government
• Chairman	Chitra Bahadur Chaudhary (NUP)
• Vice-Chairman	Rekha Devi Kathariya (NUP)
Area
• Total	65.6 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	36,459
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code	10900
Area code	091
Website	http://joshipurmun.gov.np

Joshipur is Rural Municipality in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province established by merging Bauniya and Joshipur two existing village development committees.^[1] Joshipur lies 75 km east of Dhangadhi and 61 3 km west of the capital, Kathmandu. It is surrounded by Lamki Chuha Municipality, Tikapur Municipality and Janaki Rural Municipality in the East, Ghodaghodi Municipality and Bhajani Municipality in the West, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality in the North and Bhajani Municipality in the South.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Joshipur Rural Municipality had a population of 36,459. Of these, 79.4% spoke Tharu, 9.8% Doteli, 6.2% Nepali, 2.8% Achhami, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5% Hindi, 0.5% Urdu, 0.1% Newar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 80.2% were Tharu, 8.7% Chhetri, 2.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.4% Kami, 1.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.5% Thakuri, 1.0% Musalman, 0.6% other Dalit, 0.3% Sarki, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Sonar, 0.1% Teli and 0.2% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 97.9% were Hindu, 1.0% Christian, 1.0% Muslim and 0.1% Buddhist.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 60.3% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 37.1% could neither read nor write.^[5]

Temples

Ram Janaki Mandir, Jabahi
Shree Someswarnath Mandir, Badhariya
Shree Baneshwar baba sibha Mandir Dham, Bani

References

^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2009..
^ NepalMap Language [1]
^ NepalMap Caste [2]
^ NepalMap Religion [3]
^ NepalMap Literacy [4]