Rural Municipality · Palpa District
Mathagadhi
माथागढी गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Palpa District, Lumbini Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0546404
Population
24,053
2021
Households
5,823
20214.13 people each
Area
216 km²
112 per km²
Literacy
83.3%
20215th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
24,053
National Statistics Office
12,869 women, 11,184 men — 53.5% female. 9.8% of Palpa.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
83.3%
Population aged 5 and over
7.1 pp above the national figure · 5th of 460.
90.5% of men, 77.2% of women — a 13.3-point gap.
83.3%
Mathagadhi
83.7%
Palpa
78.1%
Lumbini
76.2%
Nepal
Mathagadhi 83.3%, Palpa 83.7%, Lumbini 78.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Mathagadhi marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write83.3%
- Cannot read or write16.4%
- Can read only0.2%
- Not stated0.0%
22,318 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 18,600 | 9,289 | 9,311 |
| Cannot read or write | 3,667 | 2,708 | 959 |
| Can read only | 43 | 27 | 16 |
| Not stated | 8 | 5 | 3 |
In context
Where Mathagadhi 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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