Rural Municipality · Rukum West District
Banphikot
बाँफिकोट गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Rukum West District, Karnali Province, one of 6 local governments there.NP0652402
Population
21,033
2021
Households
4,607
20214.57 people each
Area
190 km²
110 per km²
Literacy
74.9%
2021189th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
21,033
National Statistics Office
10,859 women, 10,174 men — 51.6% female. 12.6% of Rukum West.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
74.9%
Population aged 5 and over
1.3 pp below the national figure · 189th of 460.
82.3% of men, 68.2% of women — a 14.1-point gap.
74.9%
Banphikot
75.7%
Rukum West
76.1%
Karnali
76.2%
Nepal
Banphikot 74.9%, Rukum West 75.7%, Karnali 76.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Banphikot marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write74.9%
- Cannot read or write24.6%
- Not stated0.3%
- Can read only0.2%
18,704 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 14,014 | 6,674 | 7,340 |
| Cannot read or write | 4,600 | 3,060 | 1,540 |
| Not stated | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| Can read only | 42 | 25 | 17 |
In context
Where Banphikot sits among the 6 local governments of Rukum West. By population, 2021 census.
Population
Literacy rate
68.8%–82.0%
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.
View all 6 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aathabisakot | municipality | 35,917 | 7,553 | 70.1% |
| Musikot | municipality | 34,270 | 8,693 | 80.7% |
| Chaurjahari | municipality | 28,956 | 6,837 | 74.4% |
| Sanibheri | rural municipality | 24,759 | 5,292 | 75.7% |
| Banphikot | rural municipality | 21,033 | 4,607 | 74.9% |
| Tribeni | rural municipality | 20,525 | 4,308 | 78.4% |
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
Measures such as gdp per capita, life expectancy at birth, and under-5 mortality rate are published for Nepal as a whole and are not broken down to this level by their source, so they have no section here. All indicators and their coverage →