Overview
Darma Rural Municipality (दार्मा गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of the Darma Rural Municipality Gaunpalika is located in Pharulachaur, Salyan district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Rural Municipality is known as Gaunpalika in the Nepali Language.
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Darma Rural Municipality is 19966. It is surrounded by the Triveni Rural Municipality of West Rurkum District and Bagchaur Municipality in the east, Kumakh Rural Municipality in the west, West Rukum district in the North and Bagchaur Municipality in the South. The total area of this Gaupalika is 41.46 square kilometers and density is 480 Km2. This rural municipality is divided into 6 wards.
The Darma village is located on the world map 28 ° 30th, 28 ° 50th north latitude and 82 ° 33 'to 82 ° 55 eastern east; sea level is visible from 1079 to 2487 meters. According to the Census 2068, the total population is 19966 out of them 10220 (51.18 percent) male and 9 746 (48.81 percent) female. There are 3460 households. The average income has occupied by agriculture. Other local residents have traded business, industry as well as remittance.
Darmakot, Bhalchaur, and Dhakadam Village Development Committee (VDCs) were incorporated into Darma Gaupalika. This rural municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017 (Falgun 27, 2073 BS), fulfilling the requirement of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 BS). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.
