Purbichauki Rural Municipality

Purbichauki Rural Municipality पूर्वीचौकी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Purbichauki Rural Municipality is located in Sudurpashchim Province Purbichauki Rural Municipality Purbichauki Rural Municipality पूर्वीचौकी गाउँपालिका Purbichauki Rural Municipality is located in Nepal Purbichauki Rural Municipality Purbichauki Rural Municipality Purbichauki Rural Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 29.2747°N 81.066°E / 29.2747; 81.066
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Doti District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Chairperson	Ram Parsad upadhya
• Administrative Head	Bikram shrestha
Area
• Total	117.66 km2 (45.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	22,483
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	http://purbichaukimun.gov.np

Purbichauki (Nepali: पूर्वीचौकी) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Purbichauki has a population of 22483.The land area is 117.66 km².

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Purbichauki Rural Municipality had a population of 22,489. Of these, 99.0% spoke Doteli, 0.7% Nepali, 0.1% Achhami, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 69.2% were Chhetri, 11.1% Kami, 6.9% other Dalit, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.1% Badi, 1.9% Hill Brahmin, 1.5% Lohar, 0.6% Newar, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Magar, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Chamar/Harijan/Ram and 0.3% others. In terms of religion, 99.9% were Hindu. In terms of literacy, 51.2% could read and write, 3.4% could only read and 45.3% could neither read nor write.