Darma ( ne, दर्मा गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Salyan District of Karnali Province of Nepal. It Has established by including 3 VDCs named Dhakadam, Valchaur and Darmakot. The total area of darma rural municipality is 81.46 sq.km

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

, Darma Rural Municipality had a population of 19,966. Of these, 100.0% spoke

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as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 62.7% were Chhetri, 19.7% Kami, 11.2% Thakuri, 2.5% Damai/Dholi, 1.8% Hill Brahmin, 1.0% Magar, 0.9% Sarki, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others. In terms of religion, 99.5% were

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and 0.5%

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. In terms of literacy, 61.5% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 36.3% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literac

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References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Salyan District, Nepal Rural municipalities in Karnali Province Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{SalyanNP-geo-stub