Chaukune is a Rural Municipality, which is located in Surkhet district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Chaukune has total 10 wards, which are scattered across 381 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Chaukune Rural Municipality had total population of 25,240.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Chaukune Rural Municipality had total 25,240 population with 12,214 males and 13,026 females. Out of total wards, ward number 7 had the largest population 3,136, while ward number 2 had least number of population with 3,136.
With respect to number of households, Chaukune Rural Municipality had total 4,608 households. The ward number 4 had most households with total 568, while ward number 2 had least number of households with total 300 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.94, which indicates that Chaukune Rural Municipality had 6 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 5.48, which means that in average 5.48 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 2,126 population in Chaukune Rural Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 8.42 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 1,737, which equals to 14.22 percent of total 12,214 males. Same as, 389 females were absent, which equals to 2.99 percent of 13,026 females. At least one member of 1,258 (27.30 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 10.87, while male to female absentee population ratio was 4.47. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 2.66.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 10.87, while male to female absentee population ratio was 4.47. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 2.66.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Chaukune Rural Municipality were between 10 and 14 years of age with total 3,872. Gender wise, there were 1,979 males and 1,893 females of the same age group. The least populated age group was above 75 with total 222 population, which consistes of 122 males and 100 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 10 and 14 (3,872), between 5 and 9 (3,864), below 4 (3,461), between 15 and 19 (2,895), between 20 and 24 (1,945) with total population of 16,037. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were above 75 (222), between 70 and 74 (282), between 65 and 69 (464), between 60 and 64 (641), and between 50 and 54 (679) with total population of 2,288. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 1,207.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 10 and 14 (1,979), between 5 and 9 (1,975), below 4 (1,759), between 15 and 19 (1,424), and between 20 and 24 (866), with total population of 8,003. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (122), between 70 and 74 (127), between 65 and 69 (220),between 60 and 64 (276), and between 50 and 54 (311), with total population of 1,056. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,893), between 5 and 9 (1,889), below 4 (1,702), between 15 and 19 (1,471), and between 20 and 24 (1,079), with total population of 8,034. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (100), between 70 and 74 (155), between 65 and 69 (244),between 55 and 59 (333), and between 60 and 64 (365), with total population of 1,197.
The population with age-group above 75 had male to female ratio of 1.22, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.74. The age-groups above 75, 55 to 59, 5 to 9, 10 to 14, below 4 had majority of male population while age-groups 15 to 19, 45 to 49, 65 to 69, 40 to 44, 50 to 54, 35 to 39, 70 to 74, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 60 to 64, 30 to 34 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 Chaukune 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 10 and 14 (1,979), between 5 and 9 (1,975), below 4 (1,759), between 15 and 19 (1,424), and between 20 and 24 (866), with total population of 8,003. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (122), between 70 and 74 (127), between 65 and 69 (220),between 60 and 64 (276), and between 50 and 54 (311), with total population of 1,056. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,893), between 5 and 9 (1,889), below 4 (1,702), between 15 and 19 (1,471), and between 20 and 24 (1,079), with total population of 8,034. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (100), between 70 and 74 (155), between 65 and 69 (244),between 55 and 59 (333), and between 60 and 64 (365), with total population of 1,197.
The population with age-group above 75 had male to female ratio of 1.22, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 30 to 34 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.74. The age-groups above 75, 55 to 59, 5 to 9, 10 to 14, below 4 had majority of male population while age-groups 15 to 19, 45 to 49, 65 to 69, 40 to 44, 50 to 54, 35 to 39, 70 to 74, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 60 to 64, 30 to 34 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 Chaukune 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 Chaukune Rural Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.94 with 48.39% (12,214) of males and 51.61% (13,026) of females.
There were 51.80 % (13,075 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 44.36 % with total number of 11,197. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 3.84 % with total number of 968. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 48.20 with total number of 12,165
There were 5,977 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 3,461. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 579 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 51.80 % (13,075 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 44.36 % with total number of 11,197. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 3.84 % with total number of 968. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 48.20 with total number of 12,165
There were 5,977 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 3,461. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 579 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 14,475 people fully literate in Chaukune Rural Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 754 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 8,791 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Chaukune Rural Municipality, total 4,527 males and 4,264 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 3,244 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 1,329 male and 1,915 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.06 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.69.The CBS census also states that 132 males and 133 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 36,950 in Chaukune Rural Municipality with 18,804 (50.89%) of males and 18,146 (49.11%) females. There were total 48 schools. In average, 770 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 Chaukune is Nepali, which is spoken by 20,800 people. The Chaukune has people who speak other languages, such as Magar, Raji, Maithili, Gurung, Bhojpuri, etc.
Out of total population, 10,785 female speaks Nepali language, while 10,015 male speaks Nepali 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), Chaukune Rural Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Chhetri caste with total population of 7,290. There were as little as Tamang caste with population of as little as 16 in total. People of several other castes who live in Chaukune are Kami, Magar, Brahmin - Hill, Damai/Dholi, Thakuri, Raji, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Gurung, Newar, Sarki, Lohar, Majhi, Badi, Bangali, Tharu, Terai Others, Tamang, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Chaukune Rural Municipality are Chhetri (7,290), Kami (6,352), Magar (4,785), Brahmin - Hill (3,677) and Damai/Dholi (1,560) with total population of 23,664, which forms 93.76 percent out of total population of 25,240 in Chaukune Rural Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 25,240, there were total 683 (2.71%) disabled persons in Chaukune Rural Municipality with 395 (57.83%) males and 288 (42.17%) females. The physically disabled persons were 309, while mentally disabled people were 29 and intellectually disabled were 9.
Similarly, there were 117 people who were blind and 95 people were deaf, while 5 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 77 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 42 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 117 people who were blind and 95 people were deaf, while 5 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 77 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 42 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 4608 households in Chaukune Rural Municipality, there were 1,137 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 17 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 15 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 3,362houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 1,418 houses were mud bonded, 36 houses were cement bonded, 3,041 houses were wood planks bonded, 56 houses were bamboo bonded and 2 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 3,829 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 501 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 136 houses had roof of tile, 13 houses had RCC roofs, 51 houses had roof of woods while 1 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, 2,586 out of 4,608 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 1,038 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 938 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 1,418 houses were mud bonded, 36 houses were cement bonded, 3,041 houses were wood planks bonded, 56 houses were bamboo bonded and 2 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 3,829 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 501 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 136 houses had roof of tile, 13 houses had RCC roofs, 51 houses had roof of woods while 1 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, 2,586 out of 4,608 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 1,038 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 938 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Chaukune Rural Municipality, there were total 1,442 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 89 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 94 houses had covered well while 660 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (1752) and river stream (480), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,514 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 2 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 2 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (17), bio-gas (25), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 165 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 18, while 1,094 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 0.04.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,514 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 2 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 2 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (17), bio-gas (25), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 165 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 18, while 1,094 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 0.04.
Facilities
out of 4,608 households in Chaukune Rural Municipality, 1,697 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 2,864 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 2,476, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 1,526.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 510 establishments in Chaukune Rural Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 1,328 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 824 and female engagement of 504 persons.In every business, there were an average of 2.60 people engaged with average males are 1.62 and females are 0.99. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.63, which means as many as 1.63 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 62.05 percent while the females are 37.95 percent.
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