Talkot

तलकोट
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajhang/Rural Municipality: Talkot
72.34%
Literacy Rate

Talkot Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Bajhang District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,719, comprising 5,462 males (46.6%) and 6,257 females (53.4%), with a literacy rate of 72.34%. Spanning 335.26 square kilometers, Talkot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 35 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Talkot has 31 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 31 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Durga Bhawani Secondary School Bajhang, Himalaya Secondary School, Sunikot Secondary School, Durga Devi Basic School Talkot 6 Bajhang, and Ammar Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 31
Private
1
Public
30

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD30
BasicGrades 1-831
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.34%
Male Literacy Rate83.31%
Female Literacy Rate62.92%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)11,719
Male Population5,462
Female Population6,257
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.29
Population in 201111,557
Population Growth Rate0.13

Geographic Information

Area335.26 sq.km
Population Density35 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,244
Household Size5.22
Households in 20112,000

Sources

Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.

Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.

YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map