Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal.

The municipality spans 393.75 square kilometres (152.03 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

[3][4] The previous Dhimal, Chhatiwan, Shikharpur, Manthali and Thingan VDCs were merged to form Bakaiya Rural Municipality.

Bakaiya is divided into 12 wards, with Chhatiwan declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

[5] In terms of ethnicity/caste, 73.3% were Tamang, 6.0% Hill Brahmin, 5.8% Chhetri, 3.3% Majhi, 3.0% Kami, 2.1% Rai, 1.4% Magar, 1.1% Danuwar, 1.1% Ghale, 0.4% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Newar, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Terai Brahmin, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.