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The total population of Pindikhola VDC is 5960( i.e. 1.88% of total population of Syangja district), where the population of male and female is 2652(44.49% and 3308(55.51%). The total number of household of this VDC is 1158 and average household size is 5.14.(Population Census,2058 B.S.). This VDC contains a range of diverse and multi ethnic society. The VDC has 46.26% Brahmins which is followed by ethnic, Dalit and Chettri by 26.05%, 13.99%, and 13.54% respectively. The age structure of VDC is highly dominated by children and youth representing 29.71% (under 9 years age group) and 24.53% (10 to 19 year's age group) respectively. The economically active age group (i.e. 20 to 59 year's age group) represents 37.58% of the total population.The prevalent caste in the study area was Brahmin then followed by Ethnic, Chhetri and Dalit. The highest percentage (46.26%) of the population are Brahmin. Next to Brahmin are Magar (19.75%), Chhetri(11.73%) and Kami (7.79%), Gurung(5.67%) then Sarki(3.26%) and Dholi/Damai(2.95%).The total marital status of people above 10 years shows that 50.71% are married with single spouse and 1.64% with more than one spouse. About 4.01% are remarried population, 5.59% are widowed, 0.18% are separated. 36.97% population are not married.The study area has population with different religion, but the majority of population (95.20%) follow Hindu religion and followed Bouddha Religion by 4.79%.The study area is also diverse from the point of view of languages spoken in the locality and by the mother tongue of different communities. Four fifth of the population (80.38%) speak Nepali, which is followed by Magar, Gurung, Newar by 13.32%, 5.38% and 0.30% respectively. Medium of communication between different set of people and community is Nepali.In terms of occupation, undoubtedly, the large faction of population depends upon agriculture for their livelihood. 94.67% household have their own land and other earn from rented land or field labour. Out of the total household, 50.17% household have their agricultural occupation depending upon farming land and livestock, 38.43% on farming land, livestock and poultry 0.34% have poultry and 0.34% have livestock respectively.Moreover, 14.33% household are involved in non agricultural economic activities also, out of which, major households(56.62%) have occupation on service sector, 19.87% on trade/ Business sector and the rest on other different non agricultural economic activities.