Rural Municipality · Palpa District
Purbakhola
पुर्वखोला गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Palpa District, Lumbini Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0546406
Population
16,052
2021
Households
4,121
20213.90 people each
Area
138 km²
116 per km²
Literacy
81.0%
202143rd of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
16,052
National Statistics Office
8,959 women, 7,093 men — 55.8% female. 6.6% of Palpa.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
81.0%
Population aged 5 and over
4.8 pp above the national figure · 43rd of 460.
87.6% of men, 76.0% of women — a 11.6-point gap.
81.0%
Purbakhola
83.7%
Palpa
78.1%
Lumbini
76.2%
Nepal
Purbakhola 81.0%, Palpa 83.7%, Lumbini 78.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Purbakhola marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write81.0%
- Cannot read or write17.5%
- Can read only1.3%
- Not stated0.1%
14,799 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 11,992 | 6,338 | 5,654 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,596 | 1,860 | 736 |
| Can read only | 194 | 131 | 63 |
| Not stated | 17 | 12 | 5 |
In context
Where Purbakhola 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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