| Benighat Rorang | |
| Native Name: | वेनिघट रोराङ गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of rural council |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 27.8167°N 131°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhading |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Krishna Bahadur Thapaliya |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mr. Tap Bahadur Shrestha |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 31,475 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Benighat |
Benighat Rorang is a rural municipality located within the Dhading District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans, with a total population of 31,475 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 Mahadevsthan, Benighat, Dhusha and Jogimara VDCs were merged to form Benighat Rorang. Benighat Rorang is divided into 10 wards, with Benighat declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality had a population of 31,475. Of these, 58.0% spoke Nepali, 26.3% Chepang, 9.4% Tamang, 3.0% Magar, 1.1% Gurung, 0.6% Newar, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.3% Ghale, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.6% were Chepang/Praja, 11.2% Hill Brahmin, 10.5% Chhetri, 10.2% Tamang, 8.4% Magar, 7.0% Newar, 4.9% Kami, 4.0% Gurung, 2.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Sarki, 1.7% Ghale, 1.7% Thakuri, 0.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Musalman, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Nuniya, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.3% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 75.6% were Hindu, 13.2% Buddhist, 8.0% Christian, 2.2% Prakriti, 0.7% Muslim and 0.2% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 62.9% could both read and write, 3.0% could read but not write and 34.0% could neither read nor write.[8]