West Rukum

District in Nepal

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Name	Status	Transcription	Native	Population Census 2001-05-28	Population Census 2011-06-22	Population Census 2021-11-25
West Rukum	District	Paścima Rukuma	पश्चिम रुकुम जिल्ला	140,387	155,383	166,740
Aathbiskot	Municipality	Āṭhavisakōṭa	आठविसकोट नगरपालिका	...	33,624	35,917	→
Banphikot	Rural Municipality	Bā̃phikōṭa	बाँफिकोट गाउँपालिका	...	18,696	21,033	→
Chaurjahari	Municipality	Caurajahārī	चौरजहारी नगरपालिका	...	27,583	28,956	→
Musikot	Municipality	Musikōṭa	मुसिकोट नगरपालिका	...	33,882	34,270	→
Sani Bheri	Rural Municipality	Sānī Bhērī	सानी भेरी गाउँपालिका	...	22,194	24,759	→
Triveni	Rural Municipality	Trivēṇī	त्रिवेणी गाउँपालिका	...	19,404	20,525	→
Nepal	Federal Republic	Nēpāla	नेपाल	23,151,423	26,494,504	29,164,578

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).

Explanation: The local units became operational in May 2017. The 2021 population of local units exclude institional population.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	81,091
Females	85,649

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years	54,169
15-64 years	103,972
65+ years	8,599

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	113
80-89 years	687
70-79 years	4,282
60-69 years	8,232
50-59 years	12,031
40-49 years	15,571
30-39 years	20,860
20-29 years	30,932
10-19 years	40,071
0-9 years	33,961

Citizenhip (C 2021)
Nepal	166,725
India	15

Place of Birth (C 2021)
Same local unit	149,386
Other local unit in same district	7,471
Other district	8,984
Other country	847

Literacy (A5+) (C 2021)
Yes	113,762
Only reading	604
No	35,688

Located in:

Karnali province