Palhinandan is a Rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 44.67 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 35,429 according to a 2011 Nepal census.[1][2]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[3][4] The previous Rampurwa Harpur, Kusma, Palhi, Gairami and Sanai (some portion excluded) VDCs were merged to form Palhinandan Rural Municipality. Palhinandan is divided into 6 wards, with Kusma declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Country Nepal
Province Lumbini
District Parasi
Wards 6
Established 10 March 2017
Government
• Type Rural Council
• Chairperson Mr. Baiju Prasad Gupta
• Vice-chairperson Mrs. Pabitra Devi Kohar
• Term of office (2017 – 2022)
Area
• Total 44.67 km2 (17.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total 35,429
• Density 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter Kusma
Website palhinandanmun.gov.np
