Bannigadi Jayagad Rural Municipality

Bannigadi Jayagad Rural Municipality बान्नीगडीजैगड गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Bannigadi Jayagad Rural Municipality बान्नीगडीजैगड गाउँपालिका
Coordinates: 29.1892°N 81.3002°E / 29.1892; 81.3002
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Achham District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Rajendra B. Khadka
• Administrative Head	Saiesh Raj Dhungana
Area
• Total	58.26 km2 (22.49 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	17,359
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://bannigadhijaygadhmun.gov.np

Bannigadi Jayagad (Nepali: बान्नीगडीजैगड ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.

Bannigadi Jayagad has a population of 17359.The land area is 58.26 km².

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bannigadhi Jayagad Rural Municipality had a population of 17,426. Of these, 83.4% spoke Nepali, 16.5% Achhami and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 60.9% were Chhetri, 24.1% other Dalit, 6.2% Hill Brahmin, 3.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Thakuri, 1.3% Kami, 0.5% Lohar, 0.2% Bhote, 0.2% Newar, 0.1% Sarki, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% other Terai and 0.3% others.

In terms of religion, 99.7% were Hindu and 0.3% Buddhist.

In terms of literacy, 61.4% could read and write, 1.1% could only read and 37.4% could neither read nor write.