Rural Municipality · Bhojpur District
Salpa Silichho
साल्पासिलिछो गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Bhojpur District, Koshi Province, one of 9 local governments there.NP0110401
Population
12,284
2021
Households
2,998
20214.10 people each
Area
193 km²
64 per km²
Literacy
79.3%
202177th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
12,284
National Statistics Office
6,176 women, 6,108 men — 50.3% female. 7.8% of Bhojpur.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
79.3%
Population aged 5 and over
3.1 pp above the national figure · 77th of 460.
85.2% of men, 73.6% of women — a 11.7-point gap.
79.3%
Salpa Silichho
78.9%
Bhojpur
79.7%
Koshi
76.2%
Nepal
Salpa Silichho 79.3%, Bhojpur 78.9%, Koshi 79.7%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Salpa Silichho marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write79.3%
- Cannot read or write19.9%
- Can read only0.7%
- Not stated0.0%
11,316 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 8,979 | 4,196 | 4,783 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,257 | 1,461 | 796 |
| Can read only | 79 | 46 | 33 |
| Not stated | 1 | 1 | 0 |
In context
Where Salpa Silichho sits among the 9 local governments of Bhojpur. 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. 1 more in the table below.
View all 9 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadananda | municipality | 29,342 | 7,311 | 78.8% |
| Bhojpur | municipality | 26,007 | 6,744 | 82.8% |
| Hatuwagadhi | rural municipality | 16,175 | 4,034 | 76.4% |
| Ramprasad Rai | rural municipality | 15,673 | 3,709 | 78.4% |
| Temkemaiyum | rural municipality | 15,464 | 3,854 | 79.1% |
| Aamchowk | rural municipality | 14,968 | 3,479 | 76.1% |
| Arun | rural municipality | 14,591 | 3,538 | 76.5% |
| Salpa Silichho | rural municipality | 12,284 | 2,998 | 79.3% |
| Pauwa Dunma | rural municipality | 12,107 | 2,913 | 77.8% |
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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