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Municipality · Arghakhanchi District

Bhumikasthan

भूमिकास्थान नगरपालिका

Lumbini Province · P-code NP0550301
Population
28,192
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
15.9%
of Arghakhanchi
Rank among municipalities
229 of 276
nationally, by population
Local governments here
6
in Arghakhanchi

Population & Demographics

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex. All Population & Demographics indicators →

Householdsघरपरिवार

Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.

2021 census

7,760
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.

2021 census

28,192
Persons
female 15,640male 12,552

2 indicators published for Bhumikasthan under population & demographics.

Education

Literacy, schooling and educational attainment. All Education indicators →

Literacy rateसाक्षरता दर

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

76.9%
female 70.5%male 85.2%
14.6 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

19,780
Persons
female 10,239male 9,541
Population aged 5 and over५ वर्ष र माथिको जनसंख्या

The denominator for literacy. Published because a rate without its base cannot be recomputed or aggregated.

2021 census

25,717
Persons
female 14,516male 11,201

3 indicators published for Bhumikasthan under education.

In context

Where Bhumikasthan sits among the 6 local governments of Arghakhanchi.

BhumikasthanChhatradevMalaraniPaniniSandhikharkaShitagangaShitagangaBhumikasthanSandhikharkaPaniniChhatradevMalarani
  • Bhumikasthan
  • Other units of Arghakhanchi
View all 6 names
  • Bhumikasthan · भूमिकास्थान नगरपालिका
  • Chhatradev · छत्रदेव गाउँपालिका
  • Malarani · मालारानी गाउँपालिका
  • Panini · पाणिनी गाउँपालिका
  • Sandhikharka · सन्धिखर्क
  • Shitaganga
6 local governments of Arghakhanchi. 6 of 6 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Sandhikharka42,492
  2. Shitaganga37,691
  3. Bhumikasthan28,192
  4. Malarani24,150
  5. Panini22,291
  6. Chhatradev21,611

Arghakhanchi District overview →

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 Arghakhanchi

Every published census measure, side by side. This unit is highlighted; rank by any column, or select rows to compare a few.

6 local governments · tick rows to pin and compare
local governments compared on Population, Households, Literacy rate, Literate population, Population aged 5 and over, ranked by Population
local governments
Bhumikasthan28,1927,76076.9%19,78025,717
Sandhikharka42,49212,07084.5%33,00939,063
Shitaganga37,6919,45080.0%27,41034,273
Malarani24,1506,78076.7%17,11322,305
Panini22,2916,16179.9%16,44920,593
Chhatradev21,6116,22878.8%15,74819,987

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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