Dhakari Rural Municipality

Dhankari is a Gaupalika in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.
Dhankari has a population of 21562.The land area is 227.88 km².

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 [Nepal census], Dhankari Rural Municipality had a population of 21,570. Of these, 95.9% spoke Nepali, 3.5% Achhami, 0.4% Magar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 54.5% were Chhetri, 14.7% other Dalit, 13.9% Kami, 11.2% Hill Brahmin, 2.2% Thakuri, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 0.6% Badi, 0.4% Magar, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki and 0.1% others.
In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu, 0.1% Christian and 0.1% others.
In terms of literacy, 46.8% could read and write, 6.4% could only read and 46.7% could neither read nor write.