Modi Rural Municipality

Modi (RM) मोदी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°17′N 83°45′E / 28.29°N 83.75°E / 28.29; 83.75
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Parbat
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Prem Sharma Paudel
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Seti Mahat
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	143.6 km2 (55.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,284
• Density	148.2/km2 (383.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Deupurkot
Website	modimun.gov.np

Modi is a Rural municipality located within the Parbat District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 143.6 square kilometres (55.4 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 21,284 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Deupurkot, Bhuktangle, Deurali, Kyang, Bajung, Tilahar, Ramja Deurali and Chitre VDCs were merged to form Modi Rural Municipality. Modi is divided into 8 wards, with Deupurkot declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.The highest point of Modi Rural Municipality, and also of Parbat district is Kokhe Danda.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Modi Rural Municipality had a population of 21,312. Of these, 87.5% spoke Nepali, 8.3% Magar, 3.4% Gurung, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tamang, 0.1% Newar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 24.3% were Hill Brahmin, 23.5% Chhetri, 14.2% Magar, 13.0% Kami, 6.3% Sarki, 6.2% Damai/Dholi, 5.4% Thakuri, 4.4% Gurung, 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami and 1.8% others.

In terms of religion, 83.0% were Hindu, 16.1% Buddhist, 0.6% Christian, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Kirati and 0.1% others.