# Panini Rural Municipality

_Rural Municipality in Lumbini, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Panini is a Rural municipality located within the Arghakhanchi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31767293#P31))
- **Located in:** Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31767293#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9100, 83.2800

## About

The municipality spans 151.42 square kilometres (58.46 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 23,424 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.

The previous Panena, Khidim, Pokharathok, Pathauti, Maidan, Dhatiwang, Adguri and small portion from Chidika, Pali VDCs were merged to form Panini Rural Municipality.

Panini is divided into 8 wards, with Khidim declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

## Questions

**Where is Panini Rural Municipality located?**  
Panini Rural Municipality is located in Lumbini Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Panini Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पाणिनी गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q31767293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31767293) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Panini Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Panini Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/panini-rural-municipality. Retrieved 3 November 2026.