Vyas Municipality व्यास नगरपालिका
Municipality
Madi River at Damauli
Motto(s):  विविधतायुक्त गाउँ-शहर, समृद्द मेरो व्यास नगर[citation needed]
Vyas Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Gandaki Province Vyas Municipality Vyas Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°58′35″N 84°16′05″E / 27.97639°N 84.26806°E / 27.97639; 84.26806
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Tanahun
Government
• Mayor	Baikuntha Neupane (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Indira Darai (NC)
Area
• Total	86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	70,335
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	33900[1]
Website	http://vyasmun.gov.np/

Vyas (Byas), is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Province in Nepal and incorporates the village Damauli, the district headquarters, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli.^[2] The municipality was established by merging the former Village development committee Damauli with several of its neighbors,^[when?] the most recent merger being the one with Pokhari Bhanjyang in 2014. It lies on the bank of Madi Khola.

It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after the re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 A.D.^[3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 70,335 people living in 18,339 individual households.^[4]

Many scriptures including Himwat khanda of Skanda purana mentions that Sage Vedavyasha was born in an island nearby confluence of two Gandaki rivers, (माद्रिका शुक्लगण्डक्यो:संगमे) which lies in a present day Damauli city of Tanahun district in Nepal. After his name, the municipality was named as Vyash nagarpalika.^[5][6]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Vyas Municipality had a population of 71,051. Of these, 64.7% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Magar, 6.6% Gurung, 4.7% Newar, 4.6% Darai, 1.0% Urdu, 0.8% Bote, 0.6% Bhojpuri, 0.5% Tamang, 0.4% Dura, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Chepang, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.^[7]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 20.1% were Magar, 15.4% Hill Brahmin, 13.1% Chhetri, 8.5% Gurung, 8.1% Newar, 7.9% Kami, 4.9% Darai, 4.2% Sarki, 3.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Kumal, 1.9% Musalman, 1.9% Thakuri, 1.2% Bote, 1.1% Dura, 1.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Tamang, 0.3% Chepang/Praja, 0.3% Rai, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1% Yadav and 0.2% others.^[8]

In terms of religion, 88.8% were Hindu, 6.0% Buddhist, 2.1% Christian, 1.8% Muslim, 0.5% Prakriti, 0.4% Bon and 0.4% others.^[9]

In terms of literacy, 79.9% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 18.0% could neither read nor write.^[10]

There are 14 wards in Vyas Municipality:

To promote local culture Vyas has four FM radio stations. That are Radio Bhanubhakta, Damauli F.M, Smart F.M, and Madi Seti FM, all of which are community radio stations.^{[citation needed]}

Vyas lies on Prithvi Rajmarg, a highway from Kathmandu to Pokhara.

• UN map of the municipalities of Tanahu District