Jorayal Rural Municipality

Jorayal Rural Municipality जोरायल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Jorayal Rural Municipality is located in Sudurpashchim Province Jorayal Rural Municipality Jorayal Rural Municipality जोरायल गाउँपालिका Jorayal Rural Municipality is located in Nepal Jorayal Rural Municipality Jorayal Rural Municipality Jorayal Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29.107°N 80.700°E / 29.107; 80.700
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Durga Dutta Ojha
• Administrative Head	Tej Bahadur Khatri
Area
• Total	419.09 km2 (161.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	20,824
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://jorayalmun.gov.np

Jorayal (Nepali: जोरायल) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Jorayal has a population of 20824.The land area is 419.09 km².

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Jorayal Rural Municipality had a population of 21,296. Of these, 72.7% spoke Doteli, 19.7% Nepali, 4.7% Magar, 1.7% Kham, 0.5% Sherpa, 0.3% Achhami, 0.1% Gurung and 0.3% others. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 57.3% were Chhetri, 12.7% Magar, 10.2% Kami, 8.4% Hill Brahmin, 4.1% Sarki, 2.3% Thakuri, 1.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Badi, 0.5% Newar, 0.4% Bhote, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Tamang, 0.2% Gurung, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Limbu and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 96.7% were Hindu, 2.8% Buddhist, 0.4% Christian and 0.1% Prakriti. In terms of literacy, 69.3% could read and write, 2.6% could only read 28.0% could neither read nor write.