Overview
Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality (सहिद लखन गाउँपालिका, गोरखा) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of this Gaupalika is located in Ghairung, Gorkha district, Gandaki Province of Nepal. Sahid Lakhan is a rural municipality and also known as Gaupalika in the Nepali Language.
The borders of this village include Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality in the east, Gandaki Rural Municipality, Dhading district, Gorkha municipality, and Tanahun district in the west, Bhimasen Thapa Rural Municipality in the north and Gorkha municipalities, and Gandaki Rural Municipality, Tanahun district and Chitwan district in the south. This Gaunpalika has the main settlement of Magar, Gurung, Newar, Chhetri, Brahman, Chepang and Dalit, whereas other communities have also settled in the borders, Muslims, and mosques.
The total area of this Municipality is 149.03 km2. The total population of the municipality is according to 2011 (2068 BS) Nepal census is 27555. The density of this rural municipality is 185/km2 (479.1/sq mi). This Rural Municipality municipality is divided into 9 wards.
Bakrang, Manakamana, Taklung, Ghairung, Bungkot and Namjung Village Development committees (VDCs) were incorporated to form Sahid Lakhan. This urban Municipality came into existence in 2017 (2073 BS).
