Phikkal Gaupalika फिक्कल गाउँपालिका Phikkal
Rural Municipality
Phikkal Rural Municipality
Coordinates: 27°14′37″N 86°17′04″E / 27.24361°N 86.28444°E / 27.24361; 86.28444
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Sindhuli District
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Local Level Government
• Chairperson	Mrs. Parbati Sunuwar
• Vice-Chairperson	Mr. Raju Baral
• Term of office	(2021 - 2026)
Area
• Total	186.06 km2 (71.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)Phikka Rural Municipality
• Total	15,910
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Postal Code	45901
Area code	047
Headquarter	Khang Sang
Website	phikkalmun.gov.np
Chairmenship and vice-chairmanship is led by CPN UML political party.

Phikkal is a Rural municipality located within the Sindhuli District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 186.06 square kilometres (71.84 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 15,910 according to a 2021 Nepal census.^[1][2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Mahadevdada, Sunam Pokhari, Kholagaun, Khang Sang, Solpathana and Ratnawati VDCs were merged to form Phikkal Rural Municipality. Phikkal is divided into 6 wards, with Khang Sang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Phikkal Rural Municipality had a population of 16,968. Of these, 58.7% spoke Nepali, 17.1% Magar, 10.9% Sunwar, 4.7% Wambule, 4.6% Tamang, 2.6% Newar, 0.5% Majhi, 0.3% Jerung, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Rai and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.9% were Magar, 15.9% Sunuwar, 12.6% Chhetri, 11.6% Hill Brahmin, 8.4% Kami, 5.4% Sarki, 5.2% Rai, 5.1% Tamang, 5.0% Newar, 4.6% Damai/Dholi, 2.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.5% Majhi, 0.5% Terai Brahmin, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Sonar and 0.4% others.^[6]

In terms of religion, 88.0% were Hindu, 6.6% Buddhist, 4.8% Kirati, 0.1% Christian and 0.3% others.^[7]

In terms of literacy, 58.6% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 37.6% could neither read nor write.^[8]