Madi Rural Municipality, Rolpa

Madi is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 129.05 km2 of area, with a total population of 18,056 according to a 2021 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Gharti Gaun, Talawang, Karchawang (excluding some portion), portion of Wot and Bhawang VDCs were merged to form Madi Rural Municipality. Madi is divided into 6 wards, with Gharti Gaun declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Madi Rural Municipality had a population of 18,056. Of these, 90.6% spoke Nepali, 9.0% Magar and 0.4% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 54.5% were Magar, 27.8% Chhetri, 12.2% Kami, 4.6% Damai/Dholi, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Hill Brahmin and 0.1% Musalman.

In terms of religion, 70.1% were Hindu, 22.1% Buddhist, 4.5% Christian, 1.1% Prakriti, 0.1% Muslim and 2.1% others.