Turmakhand

Turmakhand Rural Municipality

Turmakhand Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal

Turmakhand (Nepali: तुर्माखाँद ) is a Rural Municipality in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Turmakhand has the population of 24,940. The area of Turmakhand is 232.07 km2.[2]

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It was formed by merging Bhairabsthan, Turmakhad, Nada, Raniban, Toshi and Dhamali VDCs.[3]

The municipality was declared Chau Goth free in 2019 which is a tradition where women are forced to stay in a barn during her mensuration cycle.[4]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Turmakhand Rural Municipality had a population of 24,782. Of these, 99.4% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.8% were Chhetri, 14.3% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Kami, 10.2% other Dalit, 7.5% Thakuri, 4.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Majhi, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Sarki and 0.2% others.[6]

In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu and 0.2% were Buddhist.[7]

In terms of literacy, 50.8% could read and write, 4.0% could only read, and 45.2% could neither read nor write.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  3. [3]
    Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  4. [4]
    "अछामको तुर्माखाँद साक्षर र छाउगोठमुक्त घोषणा".
  5. [5]
    NepalMap Language
  6. [6]
    NepalMap Caste
  7. [7]
    NepalMap Religion
  8. [8]
    NepalMap Literacy


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