Aadarsha Rural Municipality

Aadarsha (आदर्श) is a Gaupalika in Doti District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Aadarsha has a population of 23945.The land area is 128.47 km2.

Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Aadarsha Rural municipality had a population of 24,482. Of these, 99.4% spoke Doteli, 0.4% Nepali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 58.4% were Chhetri, 13.3% Hill Brahmin, 12.0% Kami, 6.2% other Dalit, 5.0% Damai/Dholi, 1.8% Badi, 1.8% Sarki, 0.9% Thakuri, 0.3% Lohar, 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.

In terms of literacy, 45.5% could read and write, 3.1% could only read and 50.7% could neither read nor write.