Ghachok

Area of Ghachok	9.1 km²
Population	2,399
Male Population	1,133 (47.2%)
Female Population	1,266 (52.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+920.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+3%
Median Age	25.1 years old
Male Median Age	23.2 years old
Female Median Age	26.8 years old
Timezone	Nepal Time

Ghachok is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. Source: Wikipedia

Ghachok Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	235	1,380	2,328	2,399
Population Density	25.7 / km²	150.9 / km²	254.6 / km²	262.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ghachok Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ghachok	+920.9%	+73.8%	+3%
Kaski	+763.6%	+57.5%	-6.3%
Gandaki	+634.2%	+43.8%	-10.3%
Nepal	+115%	+52%	+20.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ghachok Median Age

Median Age: 25.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Ghachok	25.1 years	23.2 years	26.8 years
Kaski	23.8 years	22.3 years	25.1 years
Gandaki	22.8 years	20.5 years	24.7 years
Nepal	21.5 years	20.4 years	22.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ghachok Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	98	97	195
5-9	119	99	218
10-14	140	125	266
15-19	146	153	300
20-24	98	118	217
25-29	73	118	192
30-34	69	83	153
35-39	48	91	140
40-44	73	78	151
45-49	59	68	127
50-54	62	73	135
55-59	45	50	95
60-64	42	51	94
65-69	30	35	65
70-74	29	28	57
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ghachok Population Density

Population Density: 262.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Ghachok	2,399	9.1 km²	262.4 / km²
Kaski	460,549	2,084.9 km²	220.9 / km²
Gandaki	1.4 million	12,324 km²	115.0 / km²
Nepal	28.6 million	147,655.4 km²	193.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ghachok Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	51	n/a	n/a
1900	93	6.2%	4
1910	101	8.6%	8
1920	115	13.9%	14
1930	127	10.4%	12
1940	141	11%	14
1950	156	10.6%	15
1960	189	21.2%	33
1970	236	24.9%	47
1990	1,380	141.8%	572
2000	2,328	68.7%	948
2020	2,562	4.9%	117
2030	2,860	11.6%	298
2040	3,111	8.8%	251
2050	3,313	6.5%	202
2060	3,430	3.5%	117
2070	3,456	0.8%	26
2080	3,408	-1.4%	-48
2090	3,299	-3.2%	-109
2100	3,161	-4.2%	-138

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ghachok CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ghachok	813.3 t	0.34 t	88.9 t/km²
Kaski	150,085 t	0.33 t	72 t/km²
Gandaki	641,187 t	0.45 t	52 t/km²
Nepal	11,072,303 t	0.39 t	75 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (7)
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Other places in Kaski

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Arbabijaypur	12.6 km²	3,339	265.1 / km²
Armala Dihi	30.4 km²	5,424	178.5 / km²
Bhadauretamago	27.2 km²	3,397	124.7 / km²
Bhalam	8.6 km²	2,886	334.9 / km²
Bharti Pokhara	44 km²	7,176	162.9 / km²
Chapakot	23 km²	1,542	67.1 / km²
Dangsing	42.8 km²	2,817	65.8 / km²
Deurali Phedi	16.8 km²	2,061	122.7 / km²
Dhampus	15.5 km²	2,227	143.7 / km²
Dhikur	23 km²	7,123	309.5 / km²
Dhital	11.4 km²	1,930	169.8 / km²
Ghandruk	282.2 km²	3,531	12.5 / km²
Hamsapur	24.2 km²	1,874	77.5 / km²
Hyangja	22.4 km²	9,789	436.9 / km²
Kahun	4.876 km²	3,828	785.0 / km²
Kalikasthan	18.2 km²	2,722	149.9 / km²
Kaski	18.6 km²	6,189	333.0 / km²
Kristi Nachane Chaur	18 km²	3,231	179.2 / km²
Lahachok	7.6 km²	3,339	436.8 / km²
Lamachaur	5.7 km²	6,418	1,119 / km²
Lekhnath Chok	77.3 km²	61,902	800.9 / km²
Lumle	53.6 km²	4,627	86.4 / km²
Lwangghalel	161.4 km²	3,590	22.2 / km²
Machhapuchchhre	274.6 km²	3,070	11.2 / km²
Majhthana	16.8 km²	2,103	125.4 / km²
Mauja	14.3 km²	1,221	85.2 / km²
Mijuredanda	64 km²	4,959	77.5 / km²
Namarjung	282 km²	1,668	5.91 / km²
Nirmal Pokhari	17.8 km²	3,529	198.1 / km²
Parche	90.1 km²	1,550	17.2 / km²
Pokhara	51.9 km²	252,795	4,871 / km²
Pumdi	33.9 km²	5,060	149.0 / km²
Purano Bhachok	15.5 km²	1,411	91.0 / km²
Purunchaur	18.8 km²	2,890	153.9 / km²
Ribhan	14 km²	1,387	98.9 / km²
Rupakot	18.9 km²	2,855	150.8 / km²
Saimarang	20.3 km²	1,033	51.0 / km²
Salyan	13.9 km²	3,748	268.7 / km²
Sarangkot	19.2 km²	4,449	232.2 / km²
Sardikhola	51.1 km²	3,692	72.3 / km²
Siddha	19.5 km²	2,551	130.6 / km²
Sildujure	42.1 km²	2,000	47.5 / km²
Thumki	22.2 km²	1,011	45.6 / km²
Thumkotdanda	25.5 km²	4,226	165.9 / km²

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