Rural Municipality · Achham District
Turmakhand
तुर्माखाँद गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Achham District, Sudur Paschim Province, one of 11 local governments there.NP0769406
Population
24,574
2021
Households
5,249
20214.68 people each
Area
232 km²
106 per km²
Literacy
73.6%
2021223rd of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
24,574
National Statistics Office
12,915 women, 11,659 men — 52.6% female. 10.7% of Achham.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
73.6%
Population aged 5 and over
2.6 pp below the national figure · 223rd of 460.
82.0% of men, 66.2% of women — a 15.8-point gap.
73.6%
Turmakhand
72.6%
Achham
76.2%
Sudur Paschim
76.2%
Nepal
Turmakhand 73.6%, Achham 72.6%, Sudur Paschim 76.2%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Turmakhand marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write73.6%
- Cannot read or write25.9%
- Can read only0.5%
- Not stated0.1%
21,702 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 15,977 | 7,588 | 8,389 |
| Cannot read or write | 5,612 | 3,814 | 1,798 |
| Can read only | 101 | 58 | 43 |
| Not stated | 12 | 8 | 4 |
In context
Where Turmakhand sits among the 11 local governments of Achham. 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. 3 more in the table below.
View all 11 local governments
| Place | Type | Population | Households | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangalsen | municipality | 26,557 | 6,222 | 72.8% |
| Panchdebal Binayak | municipality | 26,088 | 5,412 | 69.8% |
| Sanphebagar | municipality | 25,891 | 6,311 | 74.4% |
| Turmakhand | rural municipality | 24,574 | 5,249 | 73.6% |
| Ramaroshan | rural municipality | 23,600 | 4,832 | 71.1% |
| Mellekh | rural municipality | 22,785 | 4,722 | 76.1% |
| Dhakari | rural municipality | 21,998 | 4,305 | 72.8% |
| Chaurpati | rural municipality | 21,681 | 4,811 | 70.3% |
| Kamal bazar | municipality | 21,032 | 4,569 | 70.3% |
| Bannigadhi Jayagadh | rural municipality | 13,519 | 3,134 | 73.7% |
| Khaptad | protected_area | — | — | — |
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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