Dhakari Rural Municipality

{{Infobox settlement | name = Dhankari Rural Municipality| other_name = | native_name =ढँकारी गाउँपालिका| nickname = | settlement_type = [[Gaunpalika|Rural Municipality]]

| motto =  | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nepal | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300px | pushpin_map_caption = ढँकारी गाउँपालिका  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Sudurpashchim Province]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Nepal|District]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Achham District]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Local government]] | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Chairperson]] | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =227.88  | population_as_of = [[2011 Nepal census|2011 census]] | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total =21562 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = जातीयता | population_blank1 =  | timezone = [[Nepal Standard Time]] | utc_offset = +05:45 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|28.9756|81.2296|display=title,inline|region:NP_type:adm2nd_source:unmaps-enwiki}} | coor_pinpoint = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m =  | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = Center | blank_info = | website =http://dhakarimun.gov.np | footnotes = | official_name = }} '''Dhankari''' ({{langx|ne|ढँकारी}}) is a [[Gaupalika]] ({{langx|ne|गाउपालिका|gaupalika}}) in [[Achham District]] in the [[Sudurpashchim Province]] of far-western [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Federal Affairs |url=http://www.mofald.gov.np/en/nepal-nagarpalika-gaupalika-list |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> Dhankari has a population of 21562.The land area is 227.88 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite news|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report) |url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |accessdate=2012-01-01 |agency=Government of Nepal |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] |date=2012 |ref=Central Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418000000/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf |archivedate=2013-04-18 }}</ref>

==Demographics== At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Dhankari Rural Municipality had a population of 21,570. Of these, 95.9% spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 3.5% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Achhami]], 0.4% [[Magar language|Magar]], 0.1% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-69003&geo_ids=local-69003,district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language]</ref>

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 54.5% were [[Chhetri]], 14.7% other [[Dalit]], 13.9% [[Kami (caste)|Kami]], 11.2% [[Bahun|Hill Brahmin]], 2.2% [[Thakuri]], 1.9% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 0.6% [[Badi people|Badi]], 0.4% [[Magars|Magar]], 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% [[Sarki (ethnic group)|Sarki]] and 0.1% others.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-69003&geo_ids=local-69003,district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste]</ref>

In terms of religion, 99.8% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 0.1% [[Christianity in Nepal|Christian]] and 0.1% others.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-69003&geo_ids=local-69003,district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion]</ref>

In terms of literacy, 46.8% could read and write, 6.4% could only read and 46.7% could neither read nor write.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-69003&geo_ids=local-69003,district-01,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy]</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{Achham District}}

[[Category:Rural municipalities in Achham District]] [[Category:Populated places in Achham District]] [[Category:Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017]]