Rural Municipality · Palpa District
Baganaskali
बगनासकाली गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Palpa District, Lumbini Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0546405
Population
18,497
2021
Households
5,115
20213.62 people each
Area
84 km²
220 per km²
Literacy
81.7%
202130th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
18,497
National Statistics Office
10,101 women, 8,396 men — 54.6% female. 7.5% of Palpa.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
81.7%
Population aged 5 and over
5.5 pp above the national figure · 30th of 460.
91.0% of men, 74.2% of women — a 16.8-point gap.
81.7%
Baganaskali
83.7%
Palpa
78.1%
Lumbini
76.2%
Nepal
Baganaskali 81.7%, Palpa 83.7%, Lumbini 78.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Baganaskali marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write81.7%
- Cannot read or write17.4%
- Can read only0.8%
- Not stated0.0%
17,134 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 14,005 | 7,001 | 7,004 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,982 | 2,332 | 650 |
| Can read only | 144 | 104 | 40 |
| Not stated | 3 | 1 | 2 |
In context
Where Baganaskali sits among the 10 local governments of Palpa. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tansen | municipality | 50,792 | 14,782 | 89.0% |
| Rampur | municipality | 40,883 | 11,363 | 84.9% |
| Mathagadhi | rural municipality | 24,053 | 5,823 | 83.3% |
| Rainadevi Chhahara | rural municipality | 23,149 | 6,330 | 82.6% |
| Baganaskali | rural municipality | 18,497 | 5,115 | 81.7% |
| Nisdi | rural municipality | 18,120 | 4,165 | 78.5% |
| Tinau | rural municipality | 17,777 | 4,201 | 81.9% |
| Rambha | rural municipality | 17,155 | 4,689 | 78.7% |
| Purbakhola | rural municipality | 16,052 | 4,121 | 81.0% |
| Ribdikot | rural municipality | 15,473 | 4,402 | 80.6% |
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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