Vyas Municipality
Vyas, also spelled Byas is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Province in Nepal and incorporates the village Damauli, the district headquarters, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli. The municipality was established by merging the former Village development committee Damauli with several of its neighbors, the most recent merger being the one with Pokhari Bhanjyang in 2014. It lies on the bank of Madi Khola.
It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after the re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 A.D. At the time of the 2011 [Nepal census], it had a population of 70,335 people living in 18,339 individual households.
Many scriptures including Himwat khanda of Skanda purana mentions that Sage Vedavyasha was born in an island nearby confluence of two Gandaki rivers, which lies in a present day Damauli city of Tanahun district in Nepal. After his name, the municipality was named as Vyash nagarpalika.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Vyas Municipality had a population of 71,051. Of these, 64.7% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Magar, 6.6% Gurung, 4.7% Newar, 4.6% Darai, 1.0% Urdu, 0.8% Bote, 0.6% Bhojpuri, 0.5% Tamang, 0.4% Dura, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Chepang, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.1% were Magar, 15.4% Hill Brahmin, 13.1% Chhetri, 8.5% Gurung, 8.1% Newar, 7.9% Kami, 4.9% Darai, 4.2% Sarki, 3.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Kumal, 1.9% Musalman, 1.9% Thakuri, 1.2% Bote, 1.1% Dura, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Tamang, 0.3% Chepang/Praja, 0.3% Rai, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.
In terms of religion, 88.8% were Hindu, 6.0% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 1.8% Muslim, 0.5% Prakriti, 0.4% Bon and 0.4% others.
In terms of literacy, 79.9% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 18.0% could neither read nor write.
Ward Profile
There are 14 wards in Vyas Municipality:| Present Ward | Former Municipality/VDC | Former Ward | Ward Chairman | |
| 1 | Vyas | 1 | Ramesh Chandra Hadkhale | |
| 2 | Vyas | 2 | Kashiram Shrestha | |
| 3 | Vyas | 10 | Anup Rana | |
| 4 | Vyas | 11 | Man Bahadur Gurung | |
| 5 | Vyas | 6,7,8 | Bishnu Kumar Shrestha | |
| 6 | Shyamgha V.D.C | Jiwan Gurung | ||
| 7 | Kyamin V.D.C, | 1,3,7-9 | Krishna Prashad Neupane | |
| 8 | Kyamin V.D.C and Risti V.D.C | 6, 1-5,7-9 | Yuwaraj Gurung | |
| 9 | Kyamin V.D.C, Tanahunsur V.D.C, Satiswara V.D.C | ,, | Suresh Thapa | |
| 10 | Vyas | 5,9 | Khemraj Pokhrel | |
| 11 | Vyas, Ghansikuwa V.D.C, Tanahunsur V.D.C | ,, | Dal Bahadur Dura | |
| 12 | Ghasikuwa V.D.C | 2-5,7,8 | Bam Bahadur Ale | |
| 13 | Vyas | 12,13,14 | Basanta Ale | |
| 14 | Keshavtar | 2-7 | Kaji Man Shrestha |