Annapurna Rural Municipality, Myagdi

Annapurna Rural Municipality अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Annapurna Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.352178°N 83.707148°E / 28.352178; 83.707148
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Myagdi District
Area
• Total	556.41 km2 (214.83 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,315
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://annapurnamunmyagdi.gov.np/

Annapurna Rural Municipality, Myagdi (Nepali : अन्नपूर्ण गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi 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. Annapurna is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Annapurna Rural Municipality had a population of 13,337. Of these, 98.3% spoke Nepali, 0.8% Kham, 0.3% Sign language, 0.1% Magar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 69.3% were Magar, 12.9% Chhetri, 8.2% Kami, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.3% Hill Brahmin, 1.0% Thakali, 0.8% Gurung, 0.5% Tamang, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki, 0.1% Gaine, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.4% others.

In terms of religion, 81.4% were Hindu, 9.5% Buddhist, 6.3% Prakriti, 1.8% Christian, 0.1% Bon and 0.9% others.

In terms of literacy, 71.9% could read and write, 1.4% could only read and 26.7% could neither read nor write.