Khaniyabas (Nepali: खनियाबास; khaniyabas) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika)^[2] Formerly: village development committee) in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. It has a literacy rate of 59.22% . The local body was formed by merging three VDCs namely Jharlang, Darkha and Satyadevi. The population of the rural municipality is 12,749 according to the data collected on 2017 Nepalese local elections.

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Khaniyabas खनियाबास
Rural Municipality in Nepal
Khaniyabas Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°4′12.31″N 85°0′31.98″E
Country	Nepal
Development Region	Central
Zone	Bagmati Province
District	Dhading
Rural Municipality	Khaniyabas
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Chairperson	Mr. Rana Bahadur Tamang (NC)
• Vice-chairperson	Sekkerong Tamang (CpN)
Area
• Total	120.80 km2 (46.64 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	12,749
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code	010
Literacy Rate	59.22%
Website	khaniyabasmun.gov.np

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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Khaniyabas Rural Municipality had a population of 12,749. Of these, 86.8% spoke Tamang, 12.2% Nepali, 0.5% Gurung, 0.1% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 88.2% were Tamang, 4.2% Kami, 2.8% Magar, 1.1% Hill Brahmin, 0.9% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Gurung, 0.8% Chhetri, 0.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Newar, 0.1% Sarki and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 51.6% were Buddhist, 37.4% Christian, 10.8% Hindu and 0.2% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 59.8% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write and 38.2% could neither read nor write.^[6]

East: Nuwakot District and Rasuwa District

West: Gangajamuna Gaupalika and Rubi Valley Gaupalika

North: Ruby Valley Gaupalika

South: Netrawati Gaupalika and Nuwakot District

As per 2017, Khaniyabas hosts a population of 12,749 across a total area of 120.80 km².

Dhading District

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