Kachankawal Rural Municipality

{{Short description|Rural Municipality in Province Koshi, Nepal}}

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| name = Kachankawal

| native_name = कचनकवल

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| official_name = Kachankawal Rural Municipality

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| settlement_type = Rural Municipality

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| subdivision_name1 = Koshi Province

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| subdivision_name2 = Jhapa

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = March 2017

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| seat_type = Seat

| seat = [Baniyani]

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| government_type = Rural Council

| governing_body = Kachankawal Rural Council

| leader_title = Chairperson

| leader_name = Mr.Kalendra Prasad Singh Rajbanshi(NC)

| leader_title1 = Vice-chairperson

| leader_name1 = Mr.Nawaraj Bhattarai(NCP, UML)

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| population_total = 39593

| population_as_of = 2011

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Kachankawal ({{langx|ne|कचनकवल}}) is a rural municipality out of 7 rural municipalities of Jhapa District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are total 15 local administrative units in Jhapa District in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural municipalities.

Kachankawal rural municipality has an area of {{convert|110|km2|mi2}} and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 39,593.{{cite web |url= https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nepal-mun-admin.php?adm2id=0411 |title=Kachankawal Rural municipality in Nepal |date=8 October 2017 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=15 March 2018}} The rural municipality was established merging former VDCs: Gherabari, Pathariya, Kechana, Pathamari, Baniyani and Balubadi.

{{cite web |url= http://103.69.124.141/ |title= कचनकवल गाउँपालिका |publisher= Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration |access-date= 15 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/ |archive-date= 31 August 2018 |url-status= dead }}

Mr.Kalendra prasad singh Rajbanshi of Nepali Congress has elected as a chairperson of the rural municipality and Mr. Nawaraj Bhattarai of the Nepal Communist Party Yemale party elected for the vice-chairperson after the results of the local level elections held in Nepal on 27 June 2022.{{cite web |url= http://www.khabarera.com/english/2017/07/rpp-becomes-victorious-at-kachankawal-rural-municipality/ |title= Nepali Congress becomes victorious at Kachankawal Rural Municipality |date= 3 July 2017 |website= www.khabarera.com |access-date= 15 March 2018 |archive-date= 16 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084725/http://www.khabarera.com/english/2017/07/rpp-becomes-victorious-at-kachankawal-rural-municipality/ |url-status= dead }}

KachanKawal the lowest point of Nepal, which elevation is 58 m above sea level is located in this rural municipality.

Constituencies

Parliamentary constituency: Kachankawal RM is a part of Jhapa 3 parliamentary constituency and Rajendra Prasad Lingden is the MP of Jhapa 3 who was elected in 2017 Nepalese general election, who is the candidate of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.
Provincial constituency: Kachankawal with Bhadrapur Municipality comprises "Jhapa 3 (A)" Provincial constituency and Bhumi Prasad Rajbanshi (Nepali Congress Party) is the MLA.{{cite web |url=https://www.election.gov.np/ecn/uploads/userfiles/maps/JHAPA.pdf |title=Jhapa |date= |website= |publisher=Election Commission of Nepal |access-date=17 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://election.ekantipur.com/pradesh-1/district-jhapa?lng=eng |title=Election 2017Federal Parliament & Provincial Assembly |date=2017 |website= |publisher=KMG |access-date=17 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://election.ekantipur.com/province-level-results/pradesh-1/district-jhapa?lng=eng |title=Election 2017Federal Parliament & Provincial Assembly |date=2017 |website= |publisher=KMG |access-date=17 April 2021}}

Neighborhoods

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Kachankawal Rural municipality had a population of 39,593. Of these, 44.3% spoke Rajbanshi, 24.9% Nepali, 13.9% Urdu, 5.2% Maithili, 3.4% Santali, 2.1% Limbu, 1.4% Tamang, 0.9% Rai, 0.6% Sunwar, 0.5% Gurung, 0.5% Newar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Khash, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Kisan, 0.1% Ganagai, 0.1% Mech and 0.2% other languages as their first language. NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-4011&geo_ids=local-4011,district-28,province-1,country-NP]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 35.5% were Rajbanshi, 14.6% Musalman, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 8.5% Chhetri, 8.3% Gangai, 3.5% Santal, 2.3% Limbu, 1.5% Tamang, 1.4% Yadav, 1.2% Majhi, 1.1% Rai, 0.8% Newar, 0.7% Gurung, 0.7% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.6% Sunuwar, 0.5% Kami, 0.5% Magar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Gaine, 0.4% Mallaha, 0.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Dhanuk, 0.2% Halwai, 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% Sonar, 0.2% Teli, 0.1% Bantar/Sardar, 0.1% Baraee, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 0.1% Kahar, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Mali, 0.1% Mech, 0.1% Musahar, 0.1% Punjabi/Sikh, 0.1% Sarki, 0.1% Tharu and 0.5% others. NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-4011&geo_ids=local-4011,district-28,province-1,country-NP]

In terms of religion, 79.2% were Hindu, 14.5% Muslim, 2.4% Buddhist, 2.4% Kirati, 0.7% Christian, 0.5% Prakriti and 0.2% others. NepalMap Religion [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-4011&geo_ids=local-4011,district-28,province-1,country-NP]

In terms of literacy, 65.7% could read and write, 1.2% could only read and 33.1% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-4011&geo_ids=local-4011,district-28,province-1,country-NP]

References

Category:Populated places in Jhapa District

Category:Rural municipalities in Koshi Province

Category:Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017

Category:Rural municipalities in Jhapa District