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Rural Municipality · Rukum East District

Putha Uttanganga

Lumbini Province · P-code NP0552402
Population
18,308
2021 census · NSO
Share of district
32.2%
of Rukum East
Rank among rural municipalities
241 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

4,368
Households
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Populationजनसंख्या

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

2021 census

18,308
Persons
female 9,329male 8,979

2 indicators published for Putha Uttanganga 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

67.7%
female 60.4%male 75.5%
15.1 points higher for men
Literate populationसाक्षर जनसंख्या

People aged 5 and over who can read and write.

2021 census

11,211
Persons
female 5,125male 6,086
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

16,551
Persons
female 8,487male 8,064

3 indicators published for Putha Uttanganga under education.

In context

Where Putha Uttanganga sits among the 3 local governments of Rukum East.

BhoomePutha UttangangaSisnePutha UttangangaSisneBhoome
  • Putha Uttanganga
  • Other units of Rukum East
View all 3 names
  • Bhoome
  • Putha Uttanganga
  • Sisne · सिस्ने गाउँपालिका
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
Putha Uttanganga18,3084,36867.7%11,21116,551
Bhoome19,8294,21170.6%12,62117,886
Sisne18,5344,29975.6%12,56716,622

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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