Rural Municipality · Salyan District
Kapurkot
कपुरकोट गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Salyan District, Karnali Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0653407
Population
17,526
2021
Households
3,974
20214.41 people each
Area
119 km²
147 per km²
Literacy
79.8%
202168th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
17,526
National Statistics Office
9,157 women, 8,369 men — 52.2% female. 7.3% of Salyan.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
79.8%
Population aged 5 and over
3.5 pp above the national figure · 68th of 460.
86.3% of men, 73.9% of women — a 12.4-point gap.
79.8%
Kapurkot
77.3%
Salyan
76.1%
Karnali
76.2%
Nepal
Kapurkot 79.8%, Salyan 77.3%, Karnali 76.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Kapurkot marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write79.8%
- Cannot read or write18.2%
- Can read only1.9%
- Not stated0.1%
15,902 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 12,682 | 6,192 | 6,490 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,890 | 1,968 | 922 |
| Can read only | 308 | 207 | 101 |
| Not stated | 22 | 13 | 9 |
In context
Where Kapurkot sits among the 10 local governments of Salyan. 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. 2 more in the table below.
View all 10 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharada | municipality | 34,663 | 8,898 | 80.0% |
| Bagachour | municipality | 34,021 | 7,498 | 79.8% |
| Banagad Kupinde | municipality | 32,940 | 7,428 | 70.5% |
| Kumakh | rural municipality | 24,859 | 5,491 | 75.0% |
| Kalimati | rural municipality | 22,206 | 4,972 | 77.6% |
| Chhatreshwori | rural municipality | 21,242 | 5,139 | 77.7% |
| Darma | rural municipality | 20,139 | 4,264 | 77.2% |
| Kapurkot | rural municipality | 17,526 | 3,974 | 79.8% |
| Tribeni | rural municipality | 16,664 | 4,110 | 78.6% |
| Siddha Kumakh | rural municipality | 13,127 | 2,898 | 77.3% |
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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