Rural Municipality · Baglung District
Tarakhola
ताराखोला गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Baglung District, Gandaki Province, one of 11 local governments there.NP0443404
Population
10,120
2021
Households
2,337
20214.33 people each
Area
130 km²
78 per km²
Literacy
82.1%
202119th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
10,120
National Statistics Office
5,198 women, 4,922 men — 51.4% female. 4.1% of Baglung.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
82.1%
Population aged 5 and over
5.9 pp above the national figure · 19th of 460.
88.3% of men, 76.4% of women — a 12.0-point gap.
82.1%
Tarakhola
80.0%
Baglung
81.7%
Gandaki
76.2%
Nepal
Tarakhola 82.1%, Baglung 80.0%, Gandaki 81.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Tarakhola marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write82.1%
- Cannot read or write14.5%
- Can read only3.2%
- Not stated0.2%
9,347 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 7,678 | 3,692 | 3,986 |
| Cannot read or write | 1,352 | 931 | 421 |
| Can read only | 298 | 202 | 96 |
| Not stated | 19 | 10 | 9 |
In context
Where Tarakhola sits among the 11 local governments of Baglung. 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. 3 more in the table below.
View all 11 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baglung | municipality | 56,102 | 15,924 | 83.5% |
| Galkot | municipality | 30,588 | 7,714 | 80.5% |
| Dhorpatan | municipality | 30,068 | 7,485 | 80.0% |
| Badigad | rural municipality | 28,839 | 6,745 | 81.5% |
| Jaimuni | municipality | 24,628 | 6,828 | 78.8% |
| Nisikhola | rural municipality | 23,119 | 5,635 | 72.0% |
| Kathekhola | rural municipality | 22,526 | 5,892 | 78.4% |
| Bareng | rural municipality | 11,158 | 2,925 | 76.9% |
| Tarakhola | rural municipality | 10,120 | 2,337 | 82.1% |
| Tamankhola | rural municipality | 9,982 | 2,611 | 75.5% |
| Dhorpatan | 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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