District · Karnali Province
Rukum West District
NP0652- Population
- 167k
- 2021 census · NSO
- Area
- 1,213
- km²
- Density
- 137
- people per km²
- Share of Karnali
- 9.9%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.57%
- by population
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
Also published for Rukum West
- Households
- 37,303
What these measure
- Population
- Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
- Households
- Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
75.7%
2021 census · not additive across places
By sex
| Female | 69.4% | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 82.5% |
13.1 points higher for men
Literacy rate
2021| Rukum West | 75.7% | |
|---|---|---|
| Karnali | 76.1% | |
| Nepal | 76.2% |
▼ 0.5 pp below the national figure · 43 of 77 by this measure
Also published for Rukum West
- Literate population
- 113,762
- Population aged 5 and over
- 150,201
What these measure
- Literacy rate
- Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
- Literate population
- People aged 5 and over who can read and write.
- Population aged 5 and over
- The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
The four categories the census reports, which together account for everyone counted.
150,201 people aged 5 and over. Shares of that total; counts are in the table.
View the numbers
| Status | People |
|---|---|
| Can read and write | 113,762 |
| Can read only | 604 |
| Cannot read or write | 35,688 |
| Not stated | 147 |
Every district's literacy rate, with the median marked.
Rukum West 75.7% · median 76.9% across 77 districts
Age and sex structure
Five-year age bands from the UNFPA 2023 projection, the only source that publishes age detail at this level. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.
Show as table
| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 382 | 354 | 736 |
| 75-79 | 656 | 646 | 1,302 |
| 70-74 | 1,343 | 1,263 | 2,606 |
| 65-69 | 1,789 | 1,708 | 3,497 |
| 60-64 | 2,573 | 2,204 | 4,777 |
| 55-59 | 3,165 | 2,589 | 5,754 |
| 50-54 | 3,668 | 2,980 | 6,648 |
| 45-49 | 4,440 | 3,723 | 8,163 |
| 40-44 | 5,040 | 3,599 | 8,639 |
| 35-39 | 5,409 | 4,575 | 9,984 |
| 30-34 | 7,111 | 6,970 | 14,081 |
| 25-29 | 8,228 | 8,644 | 16,872 |
| 20-24 | 9,890 | 9,655 | 19,545 |
| 15-19 | 10,048 | 9,649 | 19,697 |
| 10-14 | 9,718 | 9,914 | 19,632 |
| 5-9 | 8,391 | 8,624 | 17,015 |
| 0-4 | 8,539 | 9,205 | 17,744 |
Local governments
6 in this district, with 2021 census population. Each has its own page.
Choose a measure above; hover or focus an area for its value.
Population · five classes, each holding about 1 of 6 areas. 6 local governments of Rukum West, 2021 census.
View all 6 values
| Area | Population | Households | Literacy rate | Literate population | Population aged 5 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aathabisakot | 35,917 | 7,553 | 70.1% | 22,549 | 32,167 |
| Musikot | 34,270 | 8,693 | 80.7% | 25,082 | 31,074 |
| Chaurjahari | 28,956 | 6,837 | 74.4% | 19,498 | 26,213 |
| Sanibheri | 24,759 | 5,292 | 75.7% | 16,838 | 22,255 |
| Banphikot | 21,033 | 4,607 | 74.9% | 14,014 | 18,704 |
| Tribeni | 20,525 | 4,308 | 78.4% | 14,525 | 18,516 |
Municipality · 3
- Aathabisakot35,917
- Chaurjahari28,956
- Musikot34,270
Compare the local governments of Rukum West
Every published census measure, side by side. Rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.
| local governments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aathabisakot | 35,917 | 7,553 | 70.1% | 22,549 | 32,167 |
| Musikot | 34,270 | 8,693 | 80.7% | 25,082 | 31,074 |
| Chaurjahari | 28,956 | 6,837 | 74.4% | 19,498 | 26,213 |
| Sanibheri | 24,759 | 5,292 | 75.7% | 16,838 | 22,255 |
| Banphikot | 21,033 | 4,607 | 74.9% | 14,014 | 18,704 |
| Tribeni | 20,525 | 4,308 | 78.4% | 14,525 | 18,516 |
Bars are scaled within each column, so columns compare places and rows compare measures. A dash means the figure is not published for that place, which is not the same as zero. Rates are not additive across places and are never totalled.
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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