Surma is a Rural Municipality, which is located in Bajhang district, Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. Surma has total 5 wards, which are scattered across 271 square kilometers of geographical area. According to 2011 Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Surma Rural Municipality had total population of 9,022.
Wardwise Population and Households
As per 2011 population census, Surma Rural Municipality had total 9,022 population with 4,547 males and 4,475 females. Out of total wards, ward number 2 had the largest population 2,553, while ward number 1 had least number of population with 2,553.
With respect to number of households, Surma Rural Municipality had total 1,418 households. The ward number 2 had most households with total 406, while ward number 1 had least number of households with total 171 number of households.
As illustrated in the chart, the ratio of male to female population was 1.02, which indicates that Surma Rural Municipality had -2 percent lower males as compared to the females. Same as, the population to household ratio was 6.36, which means that in average 6.36 family members lived in each household.
Absentee Population
As of 2011, 178 population in Surma Rural Municipality were absent from their households, which equals to 1.97 percent of the total population. Absence of males was 123, which equals to 2.71 percent of total 4,547 males. Same as, 55 females were absent, which equals to 1.23 percent of 4,475 females. At least one member of 84 (5.92 percent) households were absent.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 49.69, while male to female absentee population ratio was 2.24. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 15.88.
As illustrated in the charts, the ratio of absentee population was 49.69, while male to female absentee population ratio was 2.24. Same as, the household ratio of present vs. absent population was 15.88.
Population by Age Group
In terms of age, the largest population in Surma Rural Municipality were between 5 and 9 years of age with total 1,586. Gender wise, there were 814 males and 772 females of the same age group. The least populated age group was above 75 with total 71 population, which consistes of 43 males and 28 females. Top 5 most populated age groups were between 5 and 9 (1,586), below 4 (1,473), between 10 and 14 (1,266), between 15 and 19 (790), between 25 and 29 (692) with total population of 5,807. In contrast, bottom 5 least populated age groups were above 75 (71), between 70 and 74 (91), between 65 and 69 (131), between 55 and 59 (156), and between 60 and 64 (188) with total population of 637. The median age-group of total population falls between 35 and 39 and between 40 and 44 with average population of 407.
Gender wise, top 5 most age groups male population were between 5 and 9 (814), below 4 (746), between 10 and 14 (642), between 15 and 19 (400), and between 25 and 29 (331), with total population of 2,933. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (41), above 75 (43), between 65 and 69 (70),between 60 and 64 (88), and between 55 and 59 (91), with total population of 333. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 5 and 9 (772), below 4 (727), between 10 and 14 (624), between 15 and 19 (390), and between 20 and 24 (368), with total population of 2,881. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (28), between 70 and 74 (50), between 65 and 69 (61),between 55 and 59 (65), and between 60 and 64 (100), with total population of 304.
The population with age-group above 75 had male to female ratio of 1.54, 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 0.80. The age-groups above 75, 55 to 59, 50 to 54, 65 to 69, 40 to 44, 30 to 34, 5 to 9, below 4, 10 to 14, 15 to 19 had majority of male population while age-groups 35 to 39, 25 to 29, 60 to 64, 70 to 74, 20 to 24 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 45 to 49 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Surma 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 (814), below 4 (746), between 10 and 14 (642), between 15 and 19 (400), and between 25 and 29 (331), with total population of 2,933. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were between 70 and 74 (41), above 75 (43), between 65 and 69 (70),between 60 and 64 (88), and between 55 and 59 (91), with total population of 333. With regards to female population, top 5 age groups females were between 5 and 9 (772), below 4 (727), between 10 and 14 (624), between 15 and 19 (390), and between 20 and 24 (368), with total population of 2,881. In contrast, bottom 5 least age group male population were above 75 (28), between 70 and 74 (50), between 65 and 69 (61),between 55 and 59 (65), and between 60 and 64 (100), with total population of 304.
The population with age-group above 75 had male to female ratio of 1.54, 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 0.80. The age-groups above 75, 55 to 59, 50 to 54, 65 to 69, 40 to 44, 30 to 34, 5 to 9, below 4, 10 to 14, 15 to 19 had majority of male population while age-groups 35 to 39, 25 to 29, 60 to 64, 70 to 74, 20 to 24 had majority of female population as per male-female ratios. Moreover, age-groups 45 to 49 had eqivalent or almost equal numbers of male and female population with male-female ratios of 1.
The population pyramid for Surma 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 Surma Rural Municipality as per 2011 population census was 1.02 with 50.40% (4,547) of males and 49.60% (4,475) of females.
There were 48.81 % (4,404 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 47.94 % with total number of 4,325. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 3.25 % with total number of 293. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 51.19 with total number of 4,618
There were 1,945 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,473. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 757 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 48.81 % (4,404 ) of independent population, the working age people between ages of 15 and 64 years. The dependent children, ages below 15 years, were 47.94 % with total number of 4,325. The dependent elderly population, aged 65 and above were 3.25 % with total number of 293. As such, total dependent population including children and elderly people were 51.19 with total number of 4,618
There were 1,945 women of child-bearing age-group of 15 to 49 years. Same as, the todlers or children of 4 years or below were 1,473. The ratio of woman of child-bearing age and the number of todlers state that, approximately 757 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 3,197 people fully literate in Surma Rural Municipality as of 2011 who were able to both read and write, while 203 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 2,247 population between the age of 5 and 25 as of 2011 in Surma Rural Municipality, total 1,425 males and 822 females were attending the school. Same as, out of total 2,128 population of the same age group who were not attending the school, total 701 male and 1,427 female were not attending teh school. The ratio of male and female who were going to school was 1.73 while the ratio for those who were not attending the school was 0.49.The CBS census also states that 30 males and 21 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 6,941 in Surma Rural Municipality with 3,433 (49.46%) of males and 3,508 (50.54%) females. There were total 16 schools. In average, 434 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 Surma is Nepali, which is spoken by 5,230 people. The Surma has people who speak other languages, such as Bajhangi, etc.
Out of total population, 2,577 female speaks Nepali language, while 2,653 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), Surma Rural Municipality was inhabitted by mostly the people of Chhetri caste with total population of 7,658. There were as little as Damai/Dholi caste with population of as little as 13 in total. People of several other castes who live in Surma are Kami, Badi, Damai/Dholi, etc. Only the population of castes with above 1,000 population are illustrated in the table.
Top five castes of people in Surma Rural Municipality are Chhetri (7,658), Kami (1,282), Badi (53), and Damai/Dholi (13) with total population of 9,006, which forms 99.82 percent out of total population of 9,022 in Surma Rural Municipality.Population by Disability
Out of total population of 9,022, there were total 167 (1.85%) disabled persons in Surma Rural Municipality with 87 (52.10%) males and 80 (47.90%) females. The physically disabled persons were 64, while mentally disabled people were 6 and intellectually disabled were 3.
Similarly, there were 41 people who were blind and 31 people were deaf, while 15 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 6 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 1 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Similarly, there were 41 people who were blind and 31 people were deaf, while 15 people were both blind and deaf. Moreover, 6 persons had reported of having speech problems. Total 1 people had multiple disabilities.
The pie-chart above illustrate the better picture of disabled population along with genderwise ratios.
Household Foundation
Out of total 1418 households in Surma Rural Municipality, there were 1,411 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, 0houses were founded on wood.
With respect to wall of the houses, 1,394 houses were mud bonded, 11 houses were cement bonded, 6 houses were wood planks bonded, 0 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 511 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 14 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 866 houses had roof of tile, 22 houses had RCC roofs, 0 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, 1,187 out of 1,418 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 113 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 114 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
With respect to wall of the houses, 1,394 houses were mud bonded, 11 houses were cement bonded, 6 houses were wood planks bonded, 0 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 511 houses were reported of having thatch roofs while 14 houses had galvanized roofs. Similarly, 866 houses had roof of tile, 22 houses had RCC roofs, 0 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, 1,187 out of 1,418 houses didn't report of having a private toilet for their households. Nevertheless, 113 houses were reported of having flush toilet while 114 houses reported having ordinary toilets.
Utilities
In Surma Rural Municipality, there were total 913 houses, which were equiped with piped tap water resources while 0 houses were reported of having tubewell water facilities. Same as, 27 houses had covered well while 98 houses didn't have any cover on their tubewell. Other resources of water facilities were spout water (210) and river stream (165), which were reported of the household's source of water.
With reference to source of fuel, 1,412 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 2 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 (0), bio-gas (0), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 127 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 29, while 772 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 0.09.
With reference to source of fuel, 1,412 households reported their source of fuel as firewood while 2 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 (0), bio-gas (0), fuel electricity (0), etc.
Same as, total 127 households had reported of having electricity as the source of their household's lighting. The households still using kerosene as source of light were 29, while 772 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 0.09.
Facilities
out of 1,418 households in Surma Rural Municipality, 250 houses reported of having no any facility in their household while 1,106 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 1,077, while MobilePhone was the next mostly used facilities with total household users of 198.
Economic Census
According to 2018 Economic Census, there are total 256 establishments in Surma Rural Municipality that are involved in various economic activities. In those establishments, total 713 persons are engaged for the economic activities, as a self-employed or an employee, with total male engagement of 483 and female engagement of 230 persons.In every business, there were an average of 2.79 people engaged with average males are 1.89 and females are 0.90. The ratio of male to female engagement in the establishments are 2.10, which means as many as 2.10 males are enagement in the economic activities per female.
Similarly, the engagement of males were 67.74 percent while the females are 32.26 percent.
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