Turmakhand Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal

Turmakhand Rural Municipality

तुर्माखाँद गाउँपालिका

Rural Municipality

Turmakhand Rural Municipality

Coordinates: 28°54′22″N 81°25′48″E﻿ / ﻿28.906°N 81.430°E﻿ / 28.906; 81.430
Country|  Nepal
Province| Sudurpashchim Province
District| Achham District
Government

• Type| Local government
• Chairperson| Dambar Bahadur BC
• Administration Head| लोक बहादुर शाही (chief administrative officer)
Area

• Total| 232.07 km2 (89.60 sq mi)
Population

(2021 census)

• Total| 24,440
• Density| 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website| Official website

Turmakhand (Nepali: तुर्माखाँद ) is a Rural Municipality in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Turmakhand has the population of 24,940. The area of Turmakhand is 232.07 km2.[2]

It was formed by merging Bhairabsthan, Turmakhad, Nada, Raniban, Toshi and Dhamali VDCs.[3]

The municipality was declared Chau Goth free in 2019 which is a tradition where women are forced to stay in a barn during her mensuration cycle.[4]

## Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Turmakhand Rural Municipality had a population of 24,782. Of these, 99.4% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[5]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.8% were Chhetri, 14.3% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Kami, 10.2% other Dalit, 7.5% Thakuri, 4.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Majhi, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Sarki and 0.2% others.[6]

In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu and 0.2% were Buddhist.[7]

In terms of literacy, 50.8% could read and write, 4.0% could only read, and 45.2% could neither read nor write.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Federal Affairs". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
2. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
3. ^ Official website
4. ^ "अछामको तुर्माखाँद साक्षर र छाउगोठमुक्त घोषणा".
5. ^ NepalMap Language
6. ^ NepalMap Caste
7. ^ NepalMap Religion
8. ^ NepalMap Literacy

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Accham District

Headquarters: Mangalsen

Urban municipalities|

* Mangalsen
* Kamalbazar
* Sanphebagar
* Panchadeval Binayak

Rural municipalities|

* Chaurpati
* Mellekh
* Bannigadi Jayagad
* Ramaroshan
* Dhakari
* Turmakhand

For former VDCs See here

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