Siranchowk Rural Municipality

Siranchok Rural Municipality सिरानचोक गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Siranchok Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.085653°N 84.602473°E / 28.085653; 84.602473
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Gorkha District
Population
• Total	23,628
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://siranchowkmun.gov.np/

Siranchok Rural Municipality (Nepali : सिरानचोक गाउँपालिका) is a Rural Municipality 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. Siranchowk is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siranchowk Rural Municipality had a population of 23,666. Of these, 76.7% spoke Nepali, 15.5% Gurung, 3.0% Kumhali, 2.9% Tamang, 0.7% Urdu, 0.6% Bajjika, 0.3% Newar, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Doteli and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.0% were Gurung, 18.9% Hill Brahmin, 11.7% Chhetri, 9.9% Sarki, 7.9% Kami, 4.8% Damai/Dholi, 4.4% Tamang, 3.8% Kumal, 3.3% Newar, 3.1% Magar, 3.0% Brahmu/Baramo, 1.6% Musalman, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Ghale, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% other Dalit and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 75.2% were Hindu, 20.4% Buddhist, 2.6% Christian, 1.6% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 66.5% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 31.3% could neither read nor write.