Rural Municipality · Rukum West District
Sanibheri
सानीभेरी गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Rukum West District, Karnali Province, one of 6 local governments there.NP0652401
Population
24,759
2021
Households
5,292
20214.68 people each
Area
134 km²
185 per km²
Literacy
75.7%
2021171st of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
24,759
National Statistics Office
12,745 women, 12,014 men — 51.5% female. 14.8% of Rukum West.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
75.7%
Population aged 5 and over
0.6 pp below the national figure · 171st of 460.
82.0% of men, 69.8% of women — a 12.3-point gap.
75.7%
Sanibheri
75.7%
Rukum West
76.1%
Karnali
76.2%
Nepal
Sanibheri 75.7%, Rukum West 75.7%, Karnali 76.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Sanibheri marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write75.7%
- Cannot read or write23.6%
- Can read only0.7%
- Not stated0.1%
22,255 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 16,838 | 8,068 | 8,770 |
| Cannot read or write | 5,247 | 3,388 | 1,859 |
| Can read only | 155 | 103 | 52 |
| Not stated | 15 | 5 | 10 |
In context
Where Sanibheri 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 →