Rishing Rural Municipality

Rishing Rural Municipality ऋषिङ्ग गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Rishing Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.922313°N 84.177882°E / 27.922313; 84.177882
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Tanahun District
Government
• Chairperson	Rajendra Krishna Shrestha
Population
• Total	25,870
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://rishingmun.gov.np/

Rishing Rural Municipality (Rishing Gaupalika) (Nepali: ऋषिङ्ग गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Tanahaun District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Rishing is one of these 753 local units.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rishing Rural Municipality had a population of 25,870. Of these, 63.8% spoke Magar, 29.1% Nepali, 3.0% Newar, 1.7% Darai, 1.3% Gurung, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sign language, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 65.2% were Magar, 6.9% Kami, 6.7% Chhetri, 4.4% Sarki, 3.7% Newar, 2.9% Thakuri, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.7% Darai, 1.3% Gurung, 1.2% Badi, 1.2% Hill Brahmin, 0.8% Kumal, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Bote, 0.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Majhi, 0.1% Musalman, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 93.1% were Hindu, 5.3% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.

In terms of literacy, 66.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 31.1% could neither read nor write.