Rural Municipality · Makwanpur District
Raksirang
राक्सिराङ्ग गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, one of 12 local governments there.NP0331402
Population
25,996
2021
Households
5,044
20215.15 people each
Area
227 km²
115 per km²
Literacy
70.2%
2021302nd of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
25,996
National Statistics Office
12,795 women, 13,201 men — 49.2% female. 5.6% of Makwanpur.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
70.2%
Population aged 5 and over
6.0 pp below the national figure · 302nd of 460.
75.9% of men, 64.3% of women — a 11.6-point gap.
70.2%
Raksirang
77.8%
Makwanpur
82.1%
Bagmati
76.2%
Nepal
Raksirang 70.2%, Makwanpur 77.8%, Bagmati 82.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Raksirang marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write70.2%
- Cannot read or write29.3%
- Can read only0.5%
23,267 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 3 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 16,334 | 7,346 | 8,988 |
| Cannot read or write | 6,814 | 4,024 | 2,790 |
| Can read only | 119 | 55 | 64 |
In context
Where Raksirang sits among the 12 local governments of Makwanpur. By population, 2021 census.
Population
Households
One order throughout, set by population, so a mark out of step ranks differently on that measure. Counts are bars from zero; rates are dots on a trimmed axis, because a rate is not additive and its spread matters more than its distance from nothing. 4 more in the table below.
View all 12 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetauda | sub-metropolitan city | 193,576 | 46,566 | 84.0% |
| Manahari | rural municipality | 47,353 | 10,724 | 77.7% |
| Bakaiya | rural municipality | 40,907 | 8,913 | 69.0% |
| Thaha | municipality | 38,870 | 9,749 | 74.1% |
| Bagmati | rural municipality | 30,425 | 6,460 | 68.9% |
| Raksirang | rural municipality | 25,996 | 5,044 | 70.2% |
| Makawanpurgadhi | rural municipality | 24,461 | 5,285 | 77.7% |
| Kailash | rural municipality | 21,856 | 4,391 | 67.8% |
| Bhimphedi | rural municipality | 21,516 | 5,085 | 75.3% |
| Indrasarowar | rural municipality | 13,534 | 3,403 | 71.4% |
| Parsa | protected_area | — | — | — |
| Chitawan | protected_area | — | — | — |
Sources and coverage
- Nepal — Subnational Population StatisticsUnited Nations Population Fundcc-by-igo-3.0
- Nepal — National Population and Housing Census 2021National Statistics Officenso-official-statistics
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