Ajirkot Rural Municipality

Ajirkot Rural Municipality अजिरकोट गाँउपालिका
Gaunpalika
Ajirkot Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.164791°N 84.633159°E / 28.164791; 84.633159
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Gorkha District
Area
• Total	198.05 km2 (76.47 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,802
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://ajirkotmun.gov.np/

Ajirkot Rural Municipality (Nepali :अजिरकोट गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Ajirkot is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Ajirkot Rural Municipality had a population of 15,602. Of these, 56.8% spoke Nepali, 30.7% Gurung, 10.5% Tamang, 1.0% Newar, 0.3% Ghale, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% Yolmo and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.6% were Gurung, 21.1% Hill Brahmin, 12.9% Tamang, 8.2% Sarki, 7.1% Kami, 4.0% Chhetri, 3.2% Damai/Dholi, 2.4% Magar, 2.1% Newar, 1.9% Ghale, 1.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Marwari, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Tharu and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 60.0% were Hindu, 38.8% Buddhist, 0.9% Christian and 0.1% Muslim.

In terms of literacy, 66.7% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write and 30.3% could neither read nor write.