Chichila Rural Municipality

Chichila (Nepali: चिचिला गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of five rural municipality located in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are a total of 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha in which 5 are urban and 5 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Chichila has an area of 88.63 square kilometres (34.22 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 7065 as of Census of Nepal 2011.^[1]

Diding and Matsyapokhari which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).^[1]

The rural municipality is divided into total 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Diding.^[1]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chichila Rural Municipality had a population of 7,065. Of these, 29.5% spoke Nepali, 14.6% Gurung, 10.9% Yamphu, 10.7% Lohorung, 9.9% Sherpa, 5.1% Kulung, 4.2% Khaling, 3.9% Thulung, 2.3% Rai, 1.1% Yakkha, 1.0% Bahing, 1.0% Chamling, 1.0% Dumi, 0.9% Mewahang, 0.8% Sampang, 0.6% Tamang, 0.5% Nachhiring, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Magar, 0.2% Sanskrit and 1.5% other languages as their first language.^[2]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 25.1% were Rai, 25.0% Gurung, 10.5% Yamphu, 9.9% Sherpa, 7.9% Lohorung, 3.9% Thulung, 3.2% Kami, 2.8% Kulung, 2.3% Chhetri, 1.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Khaling, 1.3% Mewahang Bala, 1.2% Tamang, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.6% Bahing, 0.4% Yakkha, 0.3% Limbu, 0.3% Magar, 0.3% Nachhiring, 0.2% Bhote and 0.7% others.^[3]

In terms of religion, 49.5% were Kirati, 36.1% Buddhist, 12.9% Hindu, 1.2% Christian and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of literacy, 70.7% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 25.9% could neither read nor write.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ NepalMap Language [1]
^ NepalMap Caste [2]
^ NepalMap Religion [3]
^ NepalMap Literacy [4]

v t e Sankhuwasabha District
Headquarters: Khandbari Municipality
Rural municipalities	Bhotkhola Chichila Makalu Savapokhari Silichong
Municipalities	Chainpur Dharmadevi Khandbari Madi Panchkhapan

v t e Municipalities of Koshi Province
Metropolitan cities	Biratnagar
Sub-metropolitan cities	Itahari Dharan
Largest municipalities (by population)	Mechinagar Sundar Haraicha Birtamod Damak Triyuga Baraha Arjundhara Belbari Inaruwa Shivasatakshi Pathari Shanischare Urlabari Bhadrapur Duhabi Ramdhuni Ratuwamai Gauradaha
Largest Rural municipalities (by population)	Kamal Buddha Shanti Budi Ganga Harinagara Bhokraha Koshi Katahari Jahada Dhanpalthan Kanepokhari Kachankawal Gadhi Jhapa Dewangunj Barhadashi Barju Gramthan Gaurigunj Kerabari Miklajung

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