Municipality · Rukum West District
Aathabisakot
NP0652301- Population
- 35,917
- 2021 census · NSO
- Share of district
- 21.5%
- of Rukum West
- Rank among municipalities
- 190 of 276
- nationally, by population
- Local governments here
- 6
- in Rukum West
Population & Demographics
How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →
- Householdsघरपरिवार
- 7,553Households
- —
- Populationजनसंख्या
- 35,917Persons
- female 18,299male 17,618
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
2021 census
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.
2021 census
2 indicators published for Aathabisakot under population & demographics.
Education
Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →
- Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर
- 70.1%
- female 63.7%male 76.8%13.0 points higher for men
- 22,549Persons
- female 10,517male 12,032
- Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या
- 32,167Persons
- female 16,498male 15,669
Share of the population aged 5 and over who can read and write. The denominator is the 5-plus population, not the total population.
2021 census · not additive across places
The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.
2021 census
3 indicators published for Aathabisakot under education.
In context
Where Aathabisakot sits among the 6 local governments of Rukum West.
- Aathabisakot
- Other units of Rukum West
View all 6 names
- Aathabisakot
- Banphikot · बाँफिकोट गाउँपालिका
- Chaurjahari · चौरजहरी
- Musikot
- Sanibheri · सानीभेरी गाउँपालिका
- Tribeni
By population, 2021
- Aathabisakot35,917
- Musikot34,270
- Chaurjahari28,956
- Sanibheri24,759
- Banphikot21,033
- Tribeni20,525
Not yet covered
Supported by the data model, not yet ingested at this level.
Ward-level detail, local government budgets and expenditure, school and health facility counts, and election results. The census publishes ward tables and the model already supports the grain; nothing is ingested there yet, so no section for it appears above.
Compare with the rest of Rukum West
Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; 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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