Damauli, today Byas Municipality, is the headquarter of Tanahun District in the Gandaki Zone of Western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,099 people residing in 3604 individual households. Today the estimated population is above 50,000. Different castes like Magar, Darai, Brahmin, Chhetris, Dura, Gurung live here. Rajamama Kusunda, the only surviving Kusunda who speaks Kusunda language lives in Vyas Municipality.It's one of the well planned towns in Nepal.The beautiful town is growing fast to be one of the major cities in the country. Majority of the population are engaged in some kind of business. It is easily recognizable because it is located on the confluence of two major rivers the Madi and the Seti. Many tourists come here for rafting in the Madi river The Manung hill is another important geographical landmark overlooking the Town.Similarly,it is a birth place of lord ved vyas who is considered as an initiative of teaching in the world!
Vyas Municipality, Tanahun is one of the innovative municipality named after the Maharshi Vedvyas, the writer of 'Veda' a holistic hindu doctrine, situated at the confluence bank of Madi and Seti River. It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 by great interest and continue effort of local people and leaders of this territory. Due to versatile beauty and cultural diversity offered by the nature, this municipality bears plenty of potentiality and opportunity for Tourism development. Chhabdi Barah Darshan, Bhanu Ghansi Memorial Park Visit, Manhaunkot Trekking, Shiva Panchayan and Vyas Cavevisit, Madi River Rafting etc are some touristic activities which have become the regularity for internal as well as foreign tourist. Mela and Mahotsav (Cultural and Business Festivals) conducted by Local Authority and aligned organisation is keeping on effort for Tourism Development
