Golanjor Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal

Golanjor (RM) गोलन्जोर गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
27°16′0″N 86°3′45″E / 27.26667°N 86.06250°E / 27.26667; 86.06250
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Sindhuli
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Pushpa Bahadur Karki
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Ganga Devi Shreshtha
Area
• Total	184.13 km² (71.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	19,329
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Bhuwaneshwori
Website	golanjormun.gov.np

Golanjor is a Rural municipality located within the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 184.13 square kilometres (71.09 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,329 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1]^[2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3]^[4] The previous Dudbhanjyang, Bitijor Bagaincha, Bhuwaneshwori, Tinkanya, Ratnachura Bhimeshwar and Baseshwar VDCs were merged to form Golanjor Rural Municipality. Golanjor is divided into 7 wards, with Bhuwaneshwori declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Golanjor Rural Municipality had a population of 19,490. Of these, 78.1% spoke Nepali, 13.3% Magar, 4.1% Tamang, 1.4% Vayu, 1.1% Majhi, 1.0% Newar, 0.4% Gurung, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.7% were Magar, 18.4% Chhetri, 10.8% Sarki, 9.7% Newar, 7.4% Hill Brahmin, 6.6% Tamang, 5.6% Damai/Dholi, 4.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 4.0% Kami, 3.0% Thakuri, 2.7% Majhi, 2.1% Hayu, 2.0% Sunuwar, 0.8% Rai, 0.6% Gurung, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sudhi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Teli and 0.3% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 83.9% were Hindu, 14.0% Buddhist, 1.2% Prakriti, 0.6% Christian and 0.2% others.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 60.2% could read and write, 4.2% could only read and 35.5% could neither read nor write.^[8]

References

^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "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.
^ NepalMap Language [1]
^ NepalMap Caste [2]
^ NepalMap Religion [3]
^ NepalMap Literacy [4]