Rishing Rural Municipality ऋषिङ्ग गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Rishing Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°55′20″N 84°10′40″E / 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.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

In terms of religion, 93.1% were Hindu, 5.3% Buddhist, 1.3% Christian, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 66.4% could read and write, 2.5% could only read and 31.1% could neither read nor write.^[7]

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