Kachankawal कचनकवल
Rural Municipality
Kachankawal Rural Municipality
Location of Kachankawal in Jhapa District
Ward divisions of Kachankawal
Kachankawal Location in Koshi Province Show map of Koshi Province Kachankawal Kachankawal (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 26°25′53″N 88°02′00″E / 26.431521°N 88.033213°E / 26.431521; 88.033213
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Province
District	Jhapa
Total Wards	7
Established	March 2017
Seat	[Baniyani]
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Body	Kachankawal Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr.Kalendra Prasad Singh Rajbanshi(NC)
• Vice-chairperson	Mr.Nawaraj Bhattarai(NCP,UML)
Area  of Municipality
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	39,593
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Nepali Local language Rajbanshi,[Surjapuri language]
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	57200
Website	Official website

Kachankawal (Nepali: 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 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 39,593.^[1] The rural municipality was established merging former VDCs: Gherabari, Pathariya, Kechana, Pathamari, Baniyani and Balubadi.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5][6]

Neighborhoods

• Gherabari
• Pathariya
• Kechana
• Pathamari
• Baniyani
• Balubadi

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.^[9]

In terms of literacy, 65.7% could read and write, 1.2% could only read and 33.1% could neither read nor write.^[10]

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