Arughat Rural Municipality आरुघाट गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Arughat Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°02′54″N 84°48′50″E / 28.048200°N 84.813770°E / 28.048200; 84.813770
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Gorkha District
Area
• Total	148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	23,887
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://aarughatmun.gov.np/

Arughat Rural Municipality (Nepali :आरूघाट गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It is divided into 10 wards. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Arughat is one of these 753 local units.^[1][2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Arughat Rural Municipality had a population of 23,915. Of these, 71.5% spoke Nepali, 21.4% Gurung, 3.1% Tamang, 1.3% Newar, 1.0% Bajjika, 1.0% Ghale, 0.3% Magar, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Urdu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.3% were Gurung, 15.0% Chhetri, 9.9% Hill Brahmin, 8.4% Brahmu/Baramo, 7.8% Magar, 6.3% Kami, 5.5% Sarki, 5.0% Newar, 3.3% Ghale, 3.2% Tamang, 2.3% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% Darai, 0.4% Musalman, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Thakuri and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 64.7% were Hindu, 28.9% Buddhist, 4.2% Christian, 1.5% Prakriti, 0.4% Muslim and 0.3% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 60.3% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write and 37.4% could neither read nor write.^[6]

Notable people

• Purnima Shrestha, mountaineer and photojournalist.^[7][8]

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