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

The municipality spans 204.48 square kilometres (78.95 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 23,922 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

[3][4] The previous Dandakharka, Kalikatar, Gagane, Bharta Pundyadevi and Namtar VDCs were merged to form Kailash Rural Municipality.

Kailash is divided into 10 wards, with Kalikatar declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

[5] In terms of ethnicity/caste, 67.1% were Tamang, 16.9% Chepang/Praja, 4.6% Chhetri, 2.6% Kami, 2.4% Magar, 2.1% Gurung, 1.4% Hill Brahmin, 0.7% Damai/Dholi, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.4% Newar, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Thakuri, 0.1% Yadav and 0.3% others.