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Rural Municipality · Rukum East District

Bhoome

Lumbini Province · P-code NP0552403
Population
19,829
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
34.9%
of Rukum East
Rank among rural municipalities
210 of 460
nationally, by population
Local governments here
3
in Rukum East

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

4,211
Households
Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

19,829
Persons
female 10,409male 9,420

2 indicators published for Bhoome 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

70.6%
female 62.5%male 79.6%
17.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

12,621
Persons
female 5,920male 6,701
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

17,886
Persons
female 9,471male 8,415

3 indicators published for Bhoome under education.

In context

Where Bhoome sits among the 3 local governments of Rukum East.

BhoomePutha UttangangaSisnePutha UttangangaSisneBhoome
  • Bhoome
  • Other units of Rukum East
View all 3 names
3 local governments of Rukum East. 3 of 3 named on the map.

By population, 2021

  1. Bhoome19,829
  2. Sisne18,534
  3. Putha Uttanganga18,308

Rukum East 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 Rukum East

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

3 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
Bhoome19,8294,21170.6%12,62117,886
Sisne18,5344,29975.6%12,56716,622
Putha Uttanganga18,3084,36867.7%11,21116,551

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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