Overview
Thantikandh Rural Municipality (ठाटीकाँध गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The office of the Thantikandh Gaunpalika is located in Lakhandra, Dailekh district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Rural Municipality is known as Gaunpalika in the Nepali Language.
Thantikandh Gaunpalika is surrounded by Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality on the East, Aathabis Municipality on the West, Kalikot Rural Municipality of Kalikot district on the North and Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality and Aathabis Municipality on the South.
The total area of the Thantikandh Rural Municipality is 88.22 square kilometers (34.06 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality according to 2011 (2068 BS) Nepal census is 18,896 individuals. The density of this municipality is 210/km2 (550/sq mi). This Rural municipality is divided into 6 wards.
Lakhandra, Bisalla and Tolijaisi Village development committees (VDCs) were included while established this Rural municipality. This Gaunpalika came into existence on 10th March 2017 (Falgun 27, 2073 BS), fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.
