Swamikartik Khapar (Nepali: स्वामिकार्तिक खापर गाउँपालिका 1) is a rural municipality in Bajura District in the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.

It is the second biggest rural municipality in terms of population and smallest on the basis of area.

It is divided into 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed municipality is situated at Wai.

[4] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality had a population of 12,790.

[5] In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.5% were Chhetri, 21.2% Kami, 15.2% Thakuri, 12.9% Hill Brahmin, 2.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.8% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.1% Lohar, 0.9% Sarki, 0.3% Kumal and 0.1% others.