With the total area of 94.12 square kilometers Jhapa Rural Municipality accommodates 34,601 persons as of Census of Nepal 2011. Three of the previous VDCs- Kumarkhod, Taganduba and Sharanamati were merged to form this new local level body. This Gaunpalika is divided into 7 wards and the headquarters is Taganduba.
Jaya Narayan Shah is the Chairman and Kunta Devi Budhathoki is the Vice-Chairman of this Gaunpalika.
The table below shows the current law, procedures and guidelines active in Jhapa Rural Municipality.
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Table 1. List of laws, procedures and guidelines adopted by Jhapa Rural Municipality:
Fiscal Profile:
Table on fiscal profile of Jhapa Gaunpalika :
Year | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
Total Budget | 361,030,000 | 421,113,000 | |
Income | 7,600,000 | 15,000,000 | |
Conditional Grants | 133,100,000 | 192,400,000 | |
Special Grants | |||
Equalization Grants | 117,800,000 | 127,212,000 | |
Complementary Grants | |||
Taxes | |||
Non-taxes |
Source: http://jhapamun.gov.np/