# Turmakhand Rural Municipality

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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 105.3/km2 (272.8/sq mi) Time zone UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time) Website Official website

**Turmakhand** ([Nepali](/source/Nepali_language): तुर्माखाँद) is a [Rural Municipality](/source/Rural_Municipality_(Nepal)) in [Achham District](/source/Achham_District) in the [Sudurpashchim Province](/source/Sudurpashchim_Province) of far-western [Nepal](/source/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](/source/Village_development_committee_(Nepal)).[3]

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

## Demographics

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

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

In terms of religion, 99.8% were [Hindu](/source/Hinduism_in_Nepal) and 0.2% were [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism_in_Nepal).[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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ministry of Federal Affairs"](http://www.mofald.gov.np/en/nepal-nagarpalika-gaupalika-list). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130418000000/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf) (PDF). [Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Nepal)). Government of Nepal. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf) (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Official website](https://turmakhadmun.gov.np)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["अछामको तुर्माखाँद साक्षर र छाउगोठमुक्त घोषणा"](https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/37129/2020-02-25).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [NepalMap Language](https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-69010&geo_ids=local-69010,district-01,province-7,country-NP)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [NepalMap Caste](https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-69010&geo_ids=local-69010,district-01,province-7,country-NP)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [NepalMap Religion](https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=RELIGION&primary_geo_id=local-69010&geo_ids=local-69010,district-01,province-7,country-NP)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [NepalMap Literacy](https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LITERACY_SEX&primary_geo_id=local-69010&geo_ids=local-69010,district-01,province-7,country-NP)

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