Ghyanglekh is a Rural Municipality, which is located in Sindhuli district, Province No. 3 of Nepal. Ghyanglekh has total 5 wards, which are scattered across 167 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality had total population of 13,661.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality had total 13,761 population with 6,471 males and 7,290 females. Out of total wards, ward number 4 had the largest population 3,400, while ward number 1 had least number of population with 3,400.
With respect to number of households, Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality had total 2,457 households. The ward number 4 had most households with total 606, while ward number 1 had least number of households with total 415 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.89, which indicates that Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality had 11 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 5.60, which means that in average 5.60 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 1,109 population in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 8.12 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 1,060, which equals to 16.38 percent of total 6,471 males. Same as, 49 females were absent, which equals to 0.67 percent of 7,290 females. At least one member of 908 (36.96 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.32, while male to female absentee population ratio was 21.63. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.71.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.32, while male to female absentee population ratio was 21.63. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.71.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality were between 10 and 14 years of age with total 2,222. However, gender wise largest population age group differs from the total population, such as largest male population falls between 5 and 9 with total 1,099 while female population falls between 10 and 14 with total 1,133 population. The least populated age group was between 70 and 74 with total 222 population, which consistes of 102 males and 120 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 10 and 14 (2,222), between 5 and 9 (2,115), below 4 (1,633), between 15 and 19 (1,547), between 20 and 24 (973) with total population of 8,490. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were between 70 and 74 (222), above 75 (240), between 65 and 69 (288), between 60 and 64 (313), and between 55 and 59 (377) with total population of 1,440. The median age-group of total population falls between 40 and 44 and between 45 and 49 with average population of 612.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (1,099), between 10 and 14 (1,089), below 4 (838), between 15 and 19 (718), and between 20 and 24 (349), with total population of 4,093. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (100), between 70 and 74 (102), between 65 and 69 (143),between 60 and 64 (160), and between 55 and 59 (187), with total population of 692. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,133), between 5 and 9 (1,016), between 15 and 19 (829), below 4 (795), and between 20 and 24 (624), with total population of 4,397. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (120), above 75 (140), between 65 and 69 (145),between 60 and 64 (153), and between 55 and 59 (190), with total population of 748.
The population with age-group 5 to 9 had male to female ratio of 1.08, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 20 to 24 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.56. The age-groups 5 to 9, 50 to 54, below 4, 60 to 64, 45 to 49 had majority of male population while age-groups 65 to 69, 55 to 59, 10 to 14, 15 to 19, 70 to 74, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, above 75, 30 to 34, 25 to 29, 20 to 24 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (1,099), between 10 and 14 (1,089), below 4 (838), between 15 and 19 (718), and between 20 and 24 (349), with total population of 4,093. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (100), between 70 and 74 (102), between 65 and 69 (143),between 60 and 64 (160), and between 55 and 59 (187), with total population of 692. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,133), between 5 and 9 (1,016), between 15 and 19 (829), below 4 (795), and between 20 and 24 (624), with total population of 4,397. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (120), above 75 (140), between 65 and 69 (145),between 60 and 64 (153), and between 55 and 59 (190), with total population of 748.
The population with age-group 5 to 9 had male to female ratio of 1.08, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 20 to 24 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.56. The age-groups 5 to 9, 50 to 54, below 4, 60 to 64, 45 to 49 had majority of male population while age-groups 65 to 69, 55 to 59, 10 to 14, 15 to 19, 70 to 74, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, above 75, 30 to 34, 25 to 29, 20 to 24 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality visually illustrates the male vs. female population based on different age groups. The population data and ratio tables are also available in this link.
Population Ratios
As illustrated in the pie-chart, overall ratio of male to female population in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.89 with 47.37% (6,471) of males and 53.36% (7,290) of females.
There were 51.54 % (7,041 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 43.70 % with total number of 5,970. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 5.49 % with total number of 750. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 49.19 with total number of 6,720
There were 3,333 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,633. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 490 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
There were 51.54 % (7,041 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 43.70 % with total number of 5,970. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 5.49 % with total number of 750. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 49.19 with total number of 6,720
There were 3,333 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,633. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 490 children were born per 1,000 women. This number is also roughly used as fertility levels when direct measures of births are not available.
Literacy, Education Levels & Schooling
There were only 5,953 people fully literate in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 665 people were able to read but not write. In percentage while compared to genderwise population, there were inf percent of male were literate, while the percentage of female literacy was inf only.The literacy ratio between male and female population was nan.
Out of total 3,942 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality, total 2,048 males and 1,894 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,299 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 914 male and 1,385 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.08 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.66.The CBS census also states that 193 males and 332 females did not state whether they were attending school or not.
Grade 1-12 Students & Schools
According to Nepal Government records as of 2017, there were total 6,994 in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality with 3,349 (47.88%) of males and 3,645 (52.12%) females. There were total 33 schools. In average, 212 students were studying in each school.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
The pie-chart and graphs above further illustrates the students and schools.
Population by Language Spoken
Mostly spoken language in Ghyanglekh is Tamang, which is spoken by 10,164 people. The Ghyanglekh has people who speak other languages, such as Nepali, Magar, Newar, Thami, Sunuwar, Urdu, Maithili, etc.
Out of total population, 5,400 female speaks Tamang language, while 4,764 male speaks Tamang language.Details information about languages spoken by male and female groups of population has been illustrated in the table.Population by Castes
According to 2011 census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Tamang caste with total population of 10,174. There were as little as Dalit Others caste with population of as little as 15 in total. People of several other castes who live in Ghyanglekh are Magar, Newar, Kami, Chhetri, Thami, Sunuwar, Damai/Dholi, Brahmin - Hill, Muslim, Sarki, Gharti/Bhujel, Dalit Others, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality are Tamang (10,174), Magar (972), Newar (798), Kami (454) and Chhetri (415) with total population of 12,813, which forms 93.79 percent out of total population of 13,661 in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 13,761, there were total 292 (2.12%) disabled persons in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality with 141 (48.29%) males and 151 (51.71%) females. The physically disabled persons were 110, while mentally disabled people were 13 and intellectually disabled were 6.
Similarly, there were 73 people who were blind and 36 people were deaf, while 6 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 37 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 11 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 73 people who were blind and 36 people were deaf, while 6 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 37 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 11 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 2457 households in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality, there were 1,912 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 0 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 0 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 530houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 2,069 houses were mud bonded, 0 houses were cement bonded, 61 houses were wood planks bonded, 309 houses were bamboo bonded and 0 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 1,264 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 1,028 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 146 houses had roof of tile, 2 houses had RCC roofs, 2 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 2,257 out of 2,457 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 72 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 117 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 2,069 houses were mud bonded, 0 houses were cement bonded, 61 houses were wood planks bonded, 309 houses were bamboo bonded and 0 houses had unbaked bricks on their outer walls.Rest of the houses were reported of having other types of outer wall, while some of them reported nothing of having the outer wall bonding.
There were several types of house roofs reported. Total 1,264 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 1,028 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 146 houses had roof of tile, 2 houses had RCC roofs, 2 houses had roof of woods while 0 houses were reported having roof of mud. As per 2011 CBS census, some of the houses had other types of roofs while some didn't report about the roof structure.
With respect to the toilets, 2,257 out of 2,457 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 72 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 117 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality, there were total 2,106 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 1 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 5 houses had covered well while 296 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (1) and river stream (36), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 2,419 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 12 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 0 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (15), bio-gas (0), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 367 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 997, while 682 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.15.
With reference to source of fuel, 2,419 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 12 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 0 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (15), bio-gas (0), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 367 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 997, while 682 households used solar energy as source of lights. Total 0 households also reported of using bio-gas as a source of light. The ratio of use of electricity as compared to other source of light was 0.15.
Facilities
out of 2,457 households in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality, 941 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 1,472 households reported of using at least one facility. Households using at least one facility, such as radio, television, internet, etc. have been illustrated in the table below.Radio was used by the maximum households with total users of 1,253, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 720.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 275 establishments in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 1,229 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 732 and female engagement of 497 persons.In every business, there were an average of 4.47 people engaged with average males are 2.66 and females are 1.81. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.47, which means as many as 1.47 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 59.56 percent while the females are 40.44 percent.
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