Chure Rural Municipality चुरे गाँउपालिका
Gaunpalika
Chure Rural Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Sudurpashchim Province Chure Rural Municipality Chure Rural Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 28°56′N 80°35′E / 28.94°N 80.58°E / 28.94; 80.58
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Kailali District
Government
• Chairman	Dhan Bahadur Rokka Magar(NCP)
• Vice Chairman	Deepa Devi Saud (NCP)
Area
• Total	493 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,157
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code	10900
Area code	091
Website

Chure Rural Municipality (Nepali: चुरे गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure in which Village Development Committees have been replaced with Municipal and Village Councils. Chure is one of these 753 local units.^[1][2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chure Rural Municipality had a population of 19,157. Of these, 47.5% spoke Nepali, 44.9% Doteli, 5.3% Magar, 1.1% Achhami, 0.5% Kham, 0.4% Tamang, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.4% were Chhetri, 25.9% Magar, 9.0% Hill Brahmin, 8.5% Kami, 6.9% Thakuri, 2.8% Sarki, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Tamang, 0.6% Gurung, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.4% Lohar, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Sherpa and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 86.7% were Hindu, 11.7% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian and 0.3% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 59.3% could read and write, 4.5% could only read and 36.1% could neither read nor write.^[6]

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