Rural Municipality · Sindhuli District
Phikkal
फिक्कल गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Sindhuli District, Bagmati Province, one of 9 local governments there.NP0320407
Population
15,910
2021
Households
3,436
20214.63 people each
Area
186 km²
86 per km²
Literacy
75.2%
2021179th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
15,910
National Statistics Office
8,123 women, 7,787 men — 51.1% female. 5.3% of Sindhuli.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
75.2%
Population aged 5 and over
1.0 pp below the national figure · 179th of 460.
80.8% of men, 70.0% of women — a 10.8-point gap.
75.2%
Phikkal
72.6%
Sindhuli
82.1%
Bagmati
76.2%
Nepal
Phikkal 75.2%, Sindhuli 72.6%, Bagmati 82.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Phikkal marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write75.2%
- Cannot read or write24.2%
- Can read only0.5%
- Not stated0.0%
14,666 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 11,036 | 5,281 | 5,755 |
| Cannot read or write | 3,544 | 2,214 | 1,330 |
| Can read only | 79 | 46 | 33 |
| Not stated | 7 | 3 | 4 |
In context
Where Phikkal sits among the 9 local governments of Sindhuli. 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. 1 more in the table below.
View all 9 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamalamai | municipality | 71,016 | 18,135 | 77.8% |
| Dudhouli | municipality | 70,207 | 16,110 | 70.7% |
| Tinpatan | rural municipality | 34,889 | 7,918 | 71.7% |
| Marin | rural municipality | 28,808 | 6,044 | 68.3% |
| Hariharpurgaghi | rural municipality | 26,505 | 5,292 | 67.4% |
| Golanjor | rural municipality | 18,737 | 4,527 | 71.7% |
| Sunkoshi | rural municipality | 18,375 | 4,987 | 70.7% |
| Phikkal | rural municipality | 15,910 | 3,436 | 75.2% |
| Ghyanglekha | rural municipality | 12,652 | 2,868 | 71.0% |
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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