Rural Municipality · Baitadi District
Sigas
सिगास गाउँपालिका
A rural municipality in Baitadi District, Sudur Paschim Province, one of 10 local governments there.NP0774406
Population
21,814
2021
Households
4,114
20215.30 people each
Area
245 km²
89 per km²
Literacy
74.3%
2021205th of 460
Population & Demographics
Population, 2021 census
21,814
National Statistics Office
11,464 women, 10,350 men — 52.6% female. 9.0% of Baitadi.
Education
Literacy rate, 2021 census
74.3%
Population aged 5 and over
2.0 pp below the national figure · 205th of 460.
84.7% of men, 65.1% of women — a 19.7-point gap.
74.3%
Sigas
76.8%
Baitadi
76.2%
Sudur Paschim
76.2%
Nepal
Sigas 74.3%, Baitadi 76.8%, Sudur Paschim 76.2%, Nepal 76.2%.
Literacy rate, 2021 census. Sigas marked in black.
Population aged 5 and over, by literacy status
The census partition behind the rate.
- Can read and write74.3%
- Cannot read or write25.1%
- Can read only0.7%
- Not stated0.0%
19,356 people aged 5 and over. Counts are in the table.
View all 4 categories
| Literacy status | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can read and write | 14,376 | 6,693 | 7,683 |
| Cannot read or write | 4,851 | 3,515 | 1,336 |
| Can read only | 127 | 77 | 50 |
| Not stated | 2 | 2 | 0 |
In context
Where Sigas sits among the 10 local governments of Baitadi. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puchaundi | municipality | 38,281 | 7,145 | 71.4% |
| Dasharathchand | municipality | 31,567 | 7,198 | 80.4% |
| Patan | municipality | 29,230 | 6,442 | 80.5% |
| Dogada Kedar | rural municipality | 23,104 | 4,672 | 77.9% |
| Dilasaini | rural municipality | 22,966 | 4,509 | 76.7% |
| Sigas | rural municipality | 21,814 | 4,114 | 74.3% |
| Melauli | municipality | 20,658 | 4,536 | 79.3% |
| Shivanath | rural municipality | 18,064 | 3,434 | 75.9% |
| Surnaya | rural municipality | 17,945 | 3,783 | 74.8% |
| Pancheshwor | rural municipality | 17,796 | 3,574 | 76.3% |
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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