Chhedagad () is an urban municipality located in the Jajarkot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality, as of the 2011 Nepal census is 35,295 individuals. The municipality is divided into 13 wards in total.
On the 10 March 2017, the Government of Nepal announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015, Chedagad municipality came into existence merging following former VDCs: Salma, Dasera, Suwanauli, Pajaru, Jhapra and Karkigaun. The headquarters of the municipality are located at Karkigaun
Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Chhedagad Municipality had a population of 35,295. Of these, 100.0% spoke Nepali as their first language. NepalMap Language
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 45.8% were Chhetri, 21.5% Kami, 6.9% Hill Brahmin, 6.4% Thakuri, 5.9% Magar, 4.3% Damai/Dholi, 3.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.4% Sarki, 1.3% Badi, 0.3% Lohar, 0.1% Gaine and 0.1% others. NepalMap Caste
In terms of religion, 99.6% were Hindu and 0.4% Christian. NepalMap Religion
In terms of literacy, 57.9% could read and write, 4.9% could only read and 37.2% could neither read nor write. NepalMap Literacy
References
External links www.chhedagadmun.gov.np