Mahabu is a Rural Municipality, which is located in Dailekh district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Mahabu has total 6 wards, which are scattered across 111 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahabu Rural Municipality had total population of 19,277.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Mahabu Rural Municipality had total 19,277 population with 8,933 males and 10,344 females. Out of total wards, ward number 3 had the largest population 4,005, while ward number 4 had least number of population with 4,005.
With respect to number of households, Mahabu Rural Municipality had total 3,553 households. The ward number 3 had most households with total 785, while ward number 4 had least number of households with total 455 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 0.86, which indicates that Mahabu Rural Municipality had 14 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 5.43, which means that in average 5.43 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 1,513 population in Mahabu Rural Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 7.85 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 1,345, which equals to 15.06 percent of total 8,933 males. Same as, 168 females were absent, which equals to 1.62 percent of 10,344 females. At least one member of 1,041 (29.30 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.74, while male to female absentee population ratio was 8.01. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 2.41.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 11.74, while male to female absentee population ratio was 8.01. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 2.41.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Mahabu Rural Municipality were between 5 and 9 years of age with total 2,950. However, gender wise largest population age group differs from the total population, such as largest male population falls between 5 and 9 with total 1,487 while female population falls between 10 and 14 with total 1,491 population. The least populated age group was above 75 with total 200 population, which consistes of 103 males and 97 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 5 and 9 (2,950), between 10 and 14 (2,928), below 4 (2,564), between 15 and 19 (2,195), between 20 and 24 (1,496) with total population of 12,133. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were above 75 (200), between 70 and 74 (224), between 65 and 69 (390), between 55 and 59 (516), and between 60 and 64 (567) with total population of 1,897. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 863.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (1,487), between 10 and 14 (1,437), below 4 (1,288), between 15 and 19 (983), and between 20 and 24 (598), with total population of 5,793. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (103), between 70 and 74 (106), between 65 and 69 (196),between 55 and 59 (247), and between 60 and 64 (259), with total population of 911. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,491), between 5 and 9 (1,463), below 4 (1,276), between 15 and 19 (1,212), and between 20 and 24 (898), with total population of 6,340. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (97), between 70 and 74 (118), between 65 and 69 (194),between 55 and 59 (269), and between 50 and 54 (283), with total population of 961.
The population with age-group 50 to 54 had male to female ratio of 1.18, 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 0.58. The age-groups 50 to 54, above 75, 5 to 9, below 4, 65 to 69 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 55 to 59, 70 to 74, 45 to 49, 60 to 64, 15 to 19, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 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 Mahabu 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 (1,487), between 10 and 14 (1,437), below 4 (1,288), between 15 and 19 (983), and between 20 and 24 (598), with total population of 5,793. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (103), between 70 and 74 (106), between 65 and 69 (196),between 55 and 59 (247), and between 60 and 64 (259), with total population of 911. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 10 and 14 (1,491), between 5 and 9 (1,463), below 4 (1,276), between 15 and 19 (1,212), and between 20 and 24 (898), with total population of 6,340. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (97), between 70 and 74 (118), between 65 and 69 (194),between 55 and 59 (269), and between 50 and 54 (283), with total population of 961.
The population with age-group 50 to 54 had male to female ratio of 1.18, 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 0.58. The age-groups 50 to 54, above 75, 5 to 9, below 4, 65 to 69 had majority of male population while age-groups 10 to 14, 55 to 59, 70 to 74, 45 to 49, 60 to 64, 15 to 19, 40 to 44, 35 to 39, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 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 Mahabu 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 Mahabu Rural Municipality as per 2011 population census was 0.86 with 46.34% (8,933) of males and 53.66% (10,344) of females.
There were 51.98 % (10,021 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 43.79 % with total number of 8,442. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.22 % with total number of 814. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 48.02 with total number of 9,256
There were 4,845 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 2,564. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 529 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 51.98 % (10,021 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 43.79 % with total number of 8,442. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 4.22 % with total number of 814. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 48.02 with total number of 9,256
There were 4,845 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 2,564. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 529 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 10,800 people fully literate in Mahabu Rural Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 441 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 6,907 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Mahabu Rural Municipality, total 3,342 males and 3,565 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,079 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 804 male and 1,275 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 0.94 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.63.The CBS census also states that 84 males and 85 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 8,472 in Mahabu Rural Municipality with 4,163 (49.14%) of males and 4,309 (50.86%) females. There were total 36 schools. In average, 235 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 Mahabu is Nepali, which is spoken by 18,817 people. The Mahabu has people who speak other languages, such as Gurung, Magar, etc.
Out of total population, 10,097 female speaks Nepali language, while 8,720 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), Mahabu Rural Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Chhetri caste with total population of 4,770. There were as little as Marwadi caste with population of as little as 11 in total. People of several other castes who live in Mahabu are Thakuri, Magar, Kami, Brahmin - Hill, Sarki, Gurung, Damai/Dholi, Sanyasi/Dashnami, Dalit Others, Badi, Marwadi, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Mahabu Rural Municipality are Chhetri (4,770), Thakuri (3,920), Magar (3,042), Kami (2,918) and Brahmin - Hill (1,563) with total population of 16,213, which forms 84.11 percent out of total population of 19,277 in Mahabu Rural Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 19,277, there were total 552 (2.86%) disabled persons in Mahabu Rural Municipality with 322 (58.33%) males and 230 (41.67%) females. The physically disabled persons were 235, while mentally disabled people were 11 and intellectually disabled were 13.
Similarly, there were 100 people who were blind and 95 people were deaf, while 12 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 56 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 30 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 100 people who were blind and 95 people were deaf, while 12 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 56 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 30 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 3553 households in Mahabu Rural Municipality, there were 3,496 houses that were founded on mud bonded while 7 houses were cement bonded. Same as, 0 households were reported of being founded on RCC piller, 14houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 3,444 houses were mud bonded, 28 houses were cement bonded, 31 houses were wood planks bonded, 6 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 471 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 128 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,849 houses had roof of tile, 7 houses had RCC roofs, 5 houses had roof of woods while 47 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, 1,991 out of 3,553 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 1,045 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 493 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 3,444 houses were mud bonded, 28 houses were cement bonded, 31 houses were wood planks bonded, 6 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 471 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 128 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 2,849 houses had roof of tile, 7 houses had RCC roofs, 5 houses had roof of woods while 47 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, 1,991 out of 3,553 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 1,045 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 493 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Mahabu Rural Municipality, there were total 1,531 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 1 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 113 houses had covered well while 621 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (1174) and river stream (88), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,488 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 8 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 9 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (5), bio-gas (18), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 253 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 136, while 1,684 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 0.07.
With reference to source of fuel, 3,488 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 8 households had kerosene as their fuel source. The LP gas was used by 9 households as a source of fuel. Moreover, other sources of fuel were cow dung (5), bio-gas (18), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 253 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 136, while 1,684 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 0.07.
Facilities
out of 3,553 households in Mahabu Rural Municipality, 1,478 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 1,917 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 1,379, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 1,196.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 373 establishments in Mahabu Rural Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 846 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 527 and female engagement of 319 persons.In every business, there were an average of 2.27 people engaged with average males are 1.41 and females are 0.86. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 1.65, which means as many as 1.65 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 62.29 percent while the females are 37.71 percent.
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