Rural Municipality · Rolpa District
Thawang
थबाङ्ग गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Rolpa District, Lumbini Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0554403
Population
10,851
2021
Households
2,551
20214.25 people each
Area
191 km²
57 per km²
Literacy
73.3%
2021227th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
10,851
National Statistics Office
5,741 women, 5,110 men — 52.9% female. 4.6% of Rolpa.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
73.3%
Population aged 5 and over
2.9 pp below the national figure · 227th of 460.
82.7% of men, 65.1% of women — a 17.6-point gap.
73.3%
Thawang
75.6%
Rolpa
78.1%
Lumbini
76.2%
Nepal
Thawang 73.3%, Rolpa 75.6%, Lumbini 78.1%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Thawang marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write73.3%
- Cannot read or write26.4%
- Can read only0.3%
- Not stated0.0%
9,821 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 7,202 | 3,392 | 3,810 |
| Cannot read or write | 2,590 | 1,813 | 777 |
| Can read only | 27 | 7 | 20 |
| Not stated | 2 | 1 | 1 |
In context
Where Thawang sits among the 10 local governments of Rolpa. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolpa | municipality | 35,376 | 8,745 | 79.0% |
| Sunil Smriti | rural municipality | 30,617 | 7,009 | 74.5% |
| Runtigadhi | rural municipality | 28,291 | 6,224 | 78.6% |
| Lungri | rural municipality | 26,325 | 5,486 | 69.0% |
| Tribeni | rural municipality | 23,412 | 5,357 | 76.9% |
| Pariwartan | rural municipality | 21,671 | 4,682 | 73.9% |
| Gangadev | rural municipality | 21,503 | 4,433 | 77.3% |
| Madi | rural municipality | 18,056 | 4,133 | 77.1% |
| Sunchhahari | rural municipality | 17,241 | 3,586 | 72.1% |
| Thawang | rural municipality | 10,851 | 2,551 | 73.3% |
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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