Rupa Rural Municipality

Rupa Rural Municipality रुपा गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Rupa Rural Municipality Location in Nepal Rupa Rural Municipality Rupa Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.152586°N 84.150477°E / 28.152586; 84.150477
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Kaski District
Area
• Total	94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14,526
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://rupamun.gov.np/

Rupa Rural Municipality (Rupa Gaupalika) (Nepali: रुपा गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kaski District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Rupa is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rupa Rural Municipality had a population of 14,526. Of these, 76.7% spoke Nepali, 13.4% Gurung, 4.0% Newar, 3.2% Urdu, 2.0% Magar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Tamang and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 25.8% were Hill Brahmin, 14.6% Gurung, 11.6% Chhetri, 9.4% Kami, 6.9% Newar, 6.1% Magar, 5.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.4% Thakuri, 4.3% Kumal, 3.9% Sarki, 3.3% Musalman, 2.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Khawas, 0.2% Bote, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 86.4% were Hindu, 9.8% Buddhist, 3.3% Muslim, 0.3% Christian and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 75.1% could both read and write, 2.0% could only read and 22.8% could neither read nor write.