Purkot, Gandaki

Area of Purkot, Gandaki	19.1 km²
Population	1,920
Male Population	817 (42.6%)
Female Population	1,103 (57.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+960.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-19.9%
Median Age	23.4 years old
Male Median Age	20.6 years old
Female Median Age	25.4 years old
Timezone	Nepal Time

Purkot, Gandaki Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	181	1,533	2,398	1,920
Population Density	9.5 / km²	80.4 / km²	125.8 / km²	100.7 / km²

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

Purkot Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 19.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Purkot, Gandaki	+960.8%	+25.2%	-19.9%
Tanahu	+835%	+57.1%	-6.1%
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

Purkot, Gandaki Median Age

Median Age: 23.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Purkot, Gandaki	23.4 years	20.6 years	25.4 years
Tanahu	21.9 years	19.1 years	24 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)

Purkot, Gandaki Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	84	84	169
5-9	88	117	205
10-14	119	127	247
15-19	111	112	224
20-24	48	103	151
25-29	38	88	126
30-34	27	59	87
35-39	36	59	96
40-44	31	71	103
45-49	43	61	105
50-54	45	57	103
55-59	47	52	99
60-64	40	47	87
65-69	34	38	72
70-74	25	27	52
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Purkot, Gandaki Population Density

Population Density: 100.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Purkot, Gandaki	1,920	19.1 km²	100.7 / km²
Tanahu	295,023	1,572.7 km²	187.6 / 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

Purkot, Gandaki Historical Population

Estimated Population from 1820 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1900	69	n/a	n/a
1910	75	8.7%	6
1920	86	14.7%	11
1930	96	11.6%	10
1940	107	11.5%	11
1950	119	11.2%	12
1960	144	21%	25
1970	181	25.7%	37
1990	1,533	191%	676
2000	2,398	56.4%	865

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

Purkot, Gandaki CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Purkot, Gandaki	723 t	0.38 t	37.9 t/km²
Tanahu	96,518 t	0.33 t	61.4 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 (8)
Earthquake	High (9)

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

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Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Anbukhaireni	67.4 km²	14,110	209.3 / km²
Arunodaya	26 km²	4,602	177.2 / km²
Baidi	47.4 km²	2,355	49.7 / km²
Bandipur	43.7 km²	10,147	232.2 / km²
Bar Bhanjyang	28.9 km²	4,301	148.8 / km²
Basantapur	20.6 km²	3,379	164.3 / km²
Bhansar	44.7 km²	14,308	320.0 / km²
Bhanumati	19.8 km²	1,672	84.6 / km²
Bhimad Bajar	14.9 km²	7,195	481.6 / km²
Bhirkot	40.3 km²	5,412	134.3 / km²
Byas Cave	60 km²	40,411	673.3 / km²
Chhang Patan	32.6 km²	5,906	181.0 / km²
Chhimkeshwari	26.1 km²	2,013	77.2 / km²
Chhipchhipe	27.9 km²	1,584	56.8 / km²
Chok Chisapani	14.9 km²	3,104	207.9 / km²
Deurali	34.6 km²	1,539	44.4 / km²
Devghat	55.4 km²	6,269	113.2 / km²
Dharampani	30.5 km²	3,615	118.6 / km²
Dhor Phirdi	43.9 km²	12,053	274.2 / km²
Dulegaunda	22.2 km²	20,271	915.0 / km²
Gajarkot	28.5 km²	3,376	118.4 / km²
Ghansikuwa	35.5 km²	7,246	204.1 / km²
Jamune	42.4 km²	11,637	274.2 / km²
Keshavtar	37.8 km²	6,945	183.5 / km²
Khairenitar	29.5 km²	11,446	387.8 / km²
Kihun	18.4 km²	3,507	190.6 / km²
Kota	50.1 km²	4,228	84.4 / km²
Kotdarbar	41.3 km²	3,426	82.9 / km²
Kyamin	33.2 km²	7,559	228.0 / km²
Majhkot	41.9 km²	6,454	153.9 / km²
Manpang	40.4 km²	6,079	150.7 / km²
Mirlung	20 km²	7,435	371.5 / km²
Phirphire	29.3 km²	2,083	71.1 / km²
Pokhari Bhanjyang	26.1 km²	3,198	122.5 / km²
Raipur	12.5 km²	1,687	135.2 / km²
Ramjakot	50.5 km²	5,653	112.0 / km²
Ranipokhari	22.8 km²	1,691	74.1 / km²
Risti	17.2 km²	759	44.2 / km²
Rupakot	16.9 km²	2,603	154.1 / km²
Samu Bhagawatipur	42.3 km²	4,553	107.7 / km²
Satiswanra	23.7 km²	6,406	270.3 / km²
Shivapur	58.5 km²	10,174	174.0 / km²
Sundhara	44.7 km²	2,595	58.1 / km²
Syamghabesi	35.2 km²	2,629	74.6 / km²
Tanahun	25.8 km²	2,798	108.4 / km²
Thaprek	27.4 km²	2,713	99.0 / km²

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