Rural Municipality · Mugu District
Soru
सोरु गाउँपालिका
NP0665402- Population
- 14,277
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 22.1%
- of Mugu
- Rank among rural municipalities
- 334 of 460
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 4
- in Mugu
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 2,581Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 14,277Persons
- female 7,248male 7,029
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
2021 census
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
2021 census
2 indicators published for Soru under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 65.5%
- female 56.7%male 74.4%17.6 points higher for men
- 8,264Persons
- female 3,617male 4,647
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 12,625Persons
- female 6,376male 6,249
Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
2021 census · not additive across places
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
2021 census
3 indicators published for Soru under education.
In context
Where Soru sits among the 4 local governments of Mugu.
- Soru
- Other units of Mugu
View all 4 names
- Chhayanath Rara · छायाँनाथ रारा नगरपालिका
- Khatyad · खत्याड गाउँपालिका
- Mugumakarmarog
- Soru · सोरु गाउँपालिका
By population, 2021
- Chhayanath Rara24,527
- Khatyad18,832
- Soru14,277
- Mugumakarmarog6,222
Compare with the rest of Mugu
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soru | 14,277 | 2,581 | 65.5% | 8,264 | 12,625 |
| Chhayanath Rara | 24,527 | 4,952 | 70.7% | 15,408 | 21,781 |
| Khatyad | 18,832 | 3,525 | 70.0% | 11,779 | 16,839 |
| Mugumakarmarog | 6,222 | 1,372 | 54.4% | 3,085 | 5,675 |
Bars are scaled within each column, so columns compare places and rows compare measures. A dash means the figure is not published for that place, which is not the same as zero. Rates are not additive across places and are never totalled.
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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