Dhankari (

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: ढँकारी ) is a Gaupalika(

: गाउपालिका ; ''gaupalika'') in Achham District in the

Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...

of far-western Nepal. Dhankari has a population of 21562.The land area is 227.88 km².

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 ...

, Dhankari Rural Municipality had a population of 21,570. Of these, 95.9% spoke

, 3.5% Achhami, 0.4% Magar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 54.5% were Chhetri, 14.7% other Dalit, 13.9% Kami, 11.2% Hill Brahmin, 2.2% Thakuri, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Badi, 0.4% Magar, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki and 0.1% others. In terms of religion, 99.8% were

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, 0.1%

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 ...

and 0.1% others. In terms of literacy, 46.8% could read and write, 6.4% could only read and 46.7% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literac

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References

Rural municipalities in Achham District Populated places in Achham District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Achham-geo-stub