Chure Rural Municipality

Chure Rural Municipality चुरे गाँउपालिका
Gaunpalika
Chure Rural Municipality Location in Nepal Chure Rural Municipality Chure Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.94°N 80.58°E / 28.94; 80.58
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kailali District
Government
• Chairman	Dhan Bahadur Rokka Magar(NCP)
• Vice Chairman	Deepa Devi Saud (NCP)
Area
• Total	493 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,157
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code	10900
Area code	091
Website	[5]

Chure Rural Municipality (Nepali: चुरे गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure in which Village Development Committees have been replaced with Municipal and Village Councils. Chure is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chure Rural Municipality had a population of 19,157. Of these, 47.5% spoke Nepali, 44.9% Doteli, 5.3% Magar, 1.1% Achhami, 0.5% Kham, 0.4% Tamang, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.4% were Chhetri, 25.9% Magar, 9.0% Hill Brahmin, 8.5% Kami, 6.9% Thakuri, 2.8% Sarki, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Tamang, 0.6% Gurung, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.4% Lohar, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 86.7% were Hindu, 11.7% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian and 0.3% others.

In terms of literacy, 59.3% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 36.1% could neither read nor write.