Machhapuchhre is a Rural Municipality, which is located in Kaski district, Gandaki Province of Nepal. Machhapuchhre has total 9 wards, which are scattered across 545 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality had total population of 21,868.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality had total 21,868 population with 9,970 males and 11,898 females. Out of total wards, ward number 2 had the largest population 3,442, while ward number 5 had least number of population with 3,442.
With respect to number of households, Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality had total 5,512 households. The ward number 2 had most households with total 879, while ward number 5 had least number of households with total 364 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.84, which indicates that Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality had 16 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 3.97, which means that in average 3.97 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 2,775 population in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 12.69 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 2,565, which equals to 25.73 percent of total 9,970 males. Same as, 210 females were absent, which equals to 1.77 percent of 11,898 females. At least one member of 2,152 (39.04 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 6.88, while male to female absentee population ratio was 12.21. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.56.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 6.88, while male to female absentee population ratio was 12.21. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 1.56.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality were between 10 and 14 years of age with total 2,672. Gender wise, there were 1,322 males and 1,350 females of the same age group. The least populated age group was between 70 and 74 with total 492 population, which consistes of 262 males and 230 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 10 and 14 (2,672), between 15 and 19 (2,492), between 5 and 9 (2,158), below 4 (1,943), between 20 and 24 (1,816) with total population of 11,081. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were between 70 and 74 (492), between 65 and 69 (638), above 75 (713), between 60 and 64 (894), and between 55 and 59 (919) with total population of 3,656. The median age-group of total population falls between 40 and 44 and between 35 and 39 with average population of 1,133.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 10 and 14 (1,322), between 15 and 19 (1,174), between 5 and 9 (1,090), below 4 (995), and between 20 and 24 (727), with total population of 5,308. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (262), between 65 and 69 (321), above 75 (356),between 35 and 39 (421), and between 60 and 64 (425), with total population of 1,785. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,350), between 15 and 19 (1,318), between 20 and 24 (1,089), between 5 and 9 (1,068), and below 4 (948), with total population of 5,773. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (230), between 65 and 69 (317), above 75 (357),between 60 and 64 (469), and between 55 and 59 (484), with total population of 1,857.
The population with age-group 70 to 74 had male to female ratio of 1.14, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 35 to 39 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.60. The age-groups 70 to 74, below 4, 5 to 9, 65 to 69 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 60 to 64, 55 to 59, 15 to 19, 50 to 54, 45 to 49, 40 to 44, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups above 75 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Machhapuchhre 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 (1,322), between 15 and 19 (1,174), between 5 and 9 (1,090), below 4 (995), and between 20 and 24 (727), with total population of 5,308. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (262), between 65 and 69 (321), above 75 (356),between 35 and 39 (421), and between 60 and 64 (425), with total population of 1,785. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,350), between 15 and 19 (1,318), between 20 and 24 (1,089), between 5 and 9 (1,068), and below 4 (948), with total population of 5,773. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (230), between 65 and 69 (317), above 75 (357),between 60 and 64 (469), and between 55 and 59 (484), with total population of 1,857.
The population with age-group 70 to 74 had male to female ratio of 1.14, which states that this age group had maximum males as compared to females. Similarly, age-group 35 to 39 had most female population as compared to male population with male to female ratio of 0.60. The age-groups 70 to 74, below 4, 5 to 9, 65 to 69 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 60 to 64, 55 to 59, 15 to 19, 50 to 54, 45 to 49, 40 to 44, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups above 75 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Machhapuchhre 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 Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.84 with 45.59% (9,970) of males and 54.41% (11,898) of females.
There were 60.60 % (13,252 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 30.97 % with total number of 6,773. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 8.43 % with total number of 1,843. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 39.40 with total number of 8,616
There were 6,086 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,943. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 319 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 60.60 % (13,252 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 30.97 % with total number of 6,773. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 8.43 % with total number of 1,843. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 39.40 with total number of 8,616
There were 6,086 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,943. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 319 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 13,885 people fully literate in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 452 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 5,855 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality, total 2,927 males and 2,928 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,234 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 785 male and 1,449 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.00 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.54.The CBS census also states that 47 males and 80 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 4,607 in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality with 2,228 (48.36%) of males and 2,379 (51.64%) females. There were total 58 schools. In average, 79 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 Machhapuchhre is Nepali, which is spoken by 17,928 people. The Machhapuchhre has people who speak other languages, such as Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Rai, etc.
Out of total population, 9,799 female speaks Nepali language, while 8,129 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), Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Brahmin - Hill caste with total population of 6,602. There were as little as Muslim caste with population of as little as 15 in total. People of several other castes who live in Machhapuchhre are Gurung, Kami, Magar, Chhetri, Sarki, Tamang, Damai/Dholi, Dalit Others, Thakuri, Newar, Gharti/Bhujel, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Rai, Badi, Tharu, Muslim, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality are Brahmin - Hill (6,602), Gurung (3,206), Kami (2,743), Magar (1,752) and Chhetri (1,694) with total population of 15,997, which forms 73.15 percent out of total population of 21,868 in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 21,868, there were total 880 (4.02%) disabled persons in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality with 458 (52.05%) males and 422 (47.95%) females. The physically disabled persons were 247, while mentally disabled people were 40 and intellectually disabled were 43.
Similarly, there were 109 people who were blind and 198 people were deaf, while 17 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 129 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 97 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 109 people who were blind and 198 people were deaf, while 17 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 129 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 97 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 5512 households in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality, there were 5,035 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 327 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 78 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 36houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 4,781 houses were mud bonded, 597 houses were cement bonded, 29 houses were wood planks bonded, 38 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 127 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 3,116 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,024 houses had roof of tile, 178 houses had RCC roofs, 1 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, 99 out of 5,512 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 4,948 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 437 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 4,781 houses were mud bonded, 597 houses were cement bonded, 29 houses were wood planks bonded, 38 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 127 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 3,116 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,024 houses had roof of tile, 178 houses had RCC roofs, 1 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, 99 out of 5,512 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 4,948 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 437 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality, there were total 5,310 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 4 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 13 houses had covered well while 98 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (43) and river stream (17), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,738 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 9 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 294 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (0), bio-gas (444), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 5,224 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 239, while 2 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 0.95.
With reference to source of fuel, 4,738 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 9 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 294 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (0), bio-gas (444), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 5,224 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 239, while 2 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 0.95.
Facilities
out of 5,512 households in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality, 513 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 4,844 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.MobilePhone was used by the maximum households with total users of 4,133, while Radio was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 3,516.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 625 establishments in Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 1,816 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 944 and female engagement of 872 persons.In every business, there were an average of 2.91 people engaged with average males are 1.51 and females are 1.40. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.08, which means as many as 1.08 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 51.98 percent while the females are 48.02 percent.
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