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Dharmadevi धर्मदेवी
Municipality
Dharmadevi Municipality
Dharmadevi Location in Koshi Province Show map of Koshi Province Dharmadevi Dharmadevi (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°11′N 87°20′E / 27.19°N 87.34°E / 27.19; 87.34
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi
District	Sankhuwasabha
Total Wards	9
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Dharmadevi Municipality
•  Mayor	Mr. Ramesh Kumar Jimi ( NC)
•  Deputy Mayor	Mrs. Shobha Ghimire ( NC)
Area  of Municipality
• Total	133 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,235
Languages
• Official	Nepali
Time zone	UTC+5:45 ( NST)
Website	www.dharmadevimun.gov.np/

Dharmadevi ( Nepali: धर्मदेवी) is a municipality in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province in Nepal. It is a municipality out of 5 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District. Total area of the municipality is 133 km (83 mi) and according to 2011 census of Nepal, the population of this municipality is 18,235. The municipality was established in March 2017 merging some former VDCs: e.g. Aankhibhui, Mamling and Tamaphok. The municipality is divided into 9 wards. The headquarter of the municipality is in Tamaphok. ^{[1] [2]}

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dharmadevi Municipality had a population of 18,235. Of these, 58.7% spoke Nepali, 20.0% Yakkha, 6.1% Tamang, 6.0% Magar, 3.7% Gurung, 1.8% Sherpa, 0.8% Limbu, 0.8% Rai, 0.6% Newar, 0.3% Nachhiring, 0.2% Bantawa, 0.2% Chamling, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Sunwar and 0.5% other languages as their first language. ^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 39.1% were Chhetri, 20.8% Yakkha, 6.4% Magar, 6.4% Tamang, 6.1% Gurung, 4.2% Newar, 3.5% Kami, 2.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Rai, 1.8% Sarki, 1.8% Sherpa, 0.9% Limbu, 0.4% Gharti/ Bhujel, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Tharu and 0.4% others. ^[4]

In terms of religion, 57.3% were Hindu, 22.4% Kirati, 19.0% Buddhist, 1.2% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and 0.1% others. ^[5]

In terms of literacy, 71.2% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 25.8% could neither read nor write. ^[6]

• www.dharmadevimun.gov.np