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'''Ghodaghodi Municipality''' is a Municipality in [[Kailali District]] of [[Sudurpashchim Province]].
Ghodaghodi lies 58&nbsp;km east of [[Dhangadhi]] and 613&nbsp;km west of the capital, [[Kathmandu]]. It is surrounded by [[Mohanyal]] in the north, [[Bhajani|Bhajani Municipality]] in the south, [[Bardagoriya Rural Municipality]] in the east and [[Chaumala|Gauriganga Municipality]] in the west. It is divided into 12 wards. It was established by merging [[Darakh]], [[Sadepani]], [[Ramsikhar Jhala]] and [[Pahalmanpur]] 4 existing [[Village development committee (Nepal)|village development committees]].
==Demographics==
At the time of the [[2011 Nepal census]], Ghodaghodi Municipality had a population of 75,965. Of these, 41.1% spoke [[Tharu languages|Tharu]], 35.4% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 9.5% [[Doteli]], 7.6% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Achhami]], 1.8% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Bajureli]], 1.6% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Baitadeli]], 0.7% [[Maithili language|Maithili]], 0.5% [[Magar language|Magar]], 0.3% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Bajhangi]], 0.3% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Darchuleli]], 0.2% [[Nepali language#Dialects|Dailekhi]], 0.2% [[Hindi]], 0.2% [[Magar Kham language|Kham]], 0.1% [[Urdu]] and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Language]</ref>
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 41.4% were [[Tharu people|Tharu]], 27.1% [[Chhetri]], 11.9% [[Bahun|Hill Brahmin]], 6.5% [[Kami (caste)|Kami]], 4.7% [[Thakuri]], 2.2% [[Magars|Magar]], 1.6% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 0.9% other [[Dalit]], 0.7% [[Sarki (ethnic group)|Sarki]], 0.6% [[Lohar (caste)|Lohar]], 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% [[Badi people|Badi]], 0.3% [[Gurung people|Gurung]], 0.3% [[Nepalese Muslims|Musalman]], 0.1% [[Halwai]], 0.1% [[Mech people|Meche]], 0.1% [[Newar people|Newar]], 0.1% [[Tamang people|Tamang]], 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Caste]</ref>
In terms of religion, 96.3% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 1.8% [[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhist]], 1.5% [[Christianity in Nepal|Christian]] and 0.3% [[Islam in Nepal|Muslim]].<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Religion]</ref>
In terms of literacy, 65.5% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 31.9% could neither read nor write.<ref>[https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-71006&geo_ids=local-71006,district-30,province-7,country-NP NepalMap Literacy]</ref>
== Election Result ==
'''<big>[[2022 Nepalese local elections|2017 Nepalese local elections]]</big>''' <ref>[https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultDetails.aspx?phaseID=2.html Election Commission<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Mayoral Election'''
{| class="wikitable"
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! Party !! Candidate !! Votes !! Status
|-
| CPN UML || Mamata Prasad Chaudary  || 8164  || Elected
|-
| [[CPN Maoist]] || Laxman Chaudary || 7237 || Lost
|-
|   [[Nepali Congress]]   || Rita Kumari Chaudhary || 6210 || Lost
|-
| [[Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal|Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal]] || Chandra Kumar Chaudhary || 1548|| Lost
|}
'''Deputy Mayor Election'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party !! Candidate !! Votes !! Status
|-
| CPN UML || Prem kumari Thapa ||  7234  || Elected
|-
|  [[CPN Maoist]]  || Durga Chalaune (Khadga)  || 7019	|| Lost
|-
| [[Nepali Congress]]   || Hem Bahadur Bam  || 5794	 || Lost
|-
|   [[Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal]] || Sushila Chaudhary || 2409	|| Lost
|}
==See also==
* [[Kailali District]]
* [[Sudurpashchim Province]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kailali District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Kailali District]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Kailali District]]
[[Category:Nepal municipalities established in 2017]]