Dewanganj Rural Municipality
Dewanganj is a rural community located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.
Geography
It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar and the nearest market for its people is in Phulkaha, India. Sunsari hosts 12 communities, 6 urban and 6 rural.According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Dewanganj has an area of.
Demographics
The population of the community numbers 39,367 as of the Census of Nepal 2021.Ethnic groups
The largest ethnic group is Kushwaha, who makes 40% of the population, yadav and Muslim comes to second and third with 17% and 11% each. Other various ethnic groups makes of the population.Administration
, Dewanganj, Kaptanganj, Sahebganj and Ramganj Senuwari merged to form this local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development merged all VDCs and Communities into 753 new local level bodies.The newly formed rural community is divided into 7 wards, with its headquarters at Dewanganj.