Lekbeshi () is an urban municipality located in Surkhet District of Karnali Province of Nepal. The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 30,295 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 10 wards. The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015. Lekhfarsa, Dasarathpur, Neta, Kalyan and Satokhani Village development committees were Incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Kalyan Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 80.6% of the population in Lekbeshi Municipality spoke Nepali, 18.8% Magar, 0.2% Chhantyal, 0.2% Gurung and 0.1% Raji as their first language; 0.1% spoke other languages. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.6% were Magar, 17.7% Chhetri, 15.0% Kami, 10.5% Hill Brahmin, 3.4% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Thakuri, 1.3% Sarki, 1.3% Gurung, 0.6% Badi and 2.2% others. In terms of religion, 88.8% were Hindu, 6.0% Christian, 5.0% Buddhist and 0.2% others. References External links www.lekbeshimun.gov.np/ Populated places in Surkhet District Municipalities in Karnali Province Nepal municipalities established in 2017