Sarkegad Rural Municipality
# Sarkegad Rural Municipality

Sarkegad (Nepali: सर्केगाड गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Humla District of Karnali Province of Nepal.

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarters of the rural municipality is situated at Saya.

## Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sarkegad Rural Municipality had a population of 9,868. Of these, 99.7% spoke Nepali, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 52.9% were Chhetri, 22.9% Thakuri, 7.8% Kami, 5.1% Hill Brahmin, 3.7% Byasi/Sauka, 3.4% Sarki, 2.8% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Badi, 0.1% Tamang and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 96.0% were Hindu, 3.8% Buddhist and 0.2% Christian.

In terms of literacy, 44.4% coulkd read and write, 1.9% could only read and 53.7% could neither read nor write.

