At a Glance Chaukune Rural Municipality

Chaukune rural municipality is located in the western side of Surkhet district. It comprises of lagam, betan, bijaura, gutu and ghatgaun village development committee which is now divided into 10 wards. The municipality is believed to be named as Chaukune as it is situated in hill having its edges in four sides. It covers an area of 381.03 square kilometer with its main hub located in Gutu village development committee in ward 6. The municipality consists of people with different ethnic groups mainly brahmin, chhetri, magar, dalit, rajis.
Key Demographics
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Total Population 1
27,316
2079/80 -
Under 1 Population 1
589
2079/80 -
Under 5 Population 1
2,993
2079/80 -
Adolescent (10-19) population 1
6,328
2079/80 -
Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1
7,463
2079/80 -
Expected Pregnancies 1
767
2079/80 -
Expected Live Births 1
605
2079/80 -
Absent population 2
2,126
2068 -
Household with mobile phone (%) 2
1,526
2068 -
Household with television (%) 2
72
2068 -
Sex ratio 2
94
2068 -
Population aged 14 years and below 1
9,387
2079/80 -
Population aged 65 years and above 2
968
2068
Age and Sex Distribution
Census 2068Population Distribution by Caste
Census 2068Population Distribution by Ward
Census 2068Health Service Delivery Sites
- Hospital -
- PHCC -
- Health Post 5
- Community Health Unit 6
- Urban Health Center -
- PHC ORC 12
- EPI Clinic 19
- Basic Health Service Center 5
- Birthing Center 5
Government Health Facilities
- Hospital and Nursing Home -
- Polyclinic -
- Medical/Drug Shop 11
Private (Non-Government including NGO)
Other Service Centers
- Microscopy Center -
- ART Center -
- HTC Center -
- TB Treatment Center 5
- Ayurveda Hospital/Center -
- Eye Hospital / Center -
Hospital Beds
- Public -
- Private -
Health Facilities General Information
Name of Facility | Ward No | Birthing Center BEONC/CEONC | FCHV Number Number | SBA Number Number | FP Service * *Service | Sanctioned Position | Filled Position | Contract Staff |
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Guthu HP | 8 | Birthing Center | 5 | 1 | 5 Methods | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Bijaura HP | 4 | Birthing Center | 5 | 3 | 3 Methods | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Ghatgaun HP | 10 | Birthing Center | 5 | 1 | 3 Methods | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Betan HP | 3 | Birthing Center | 9 | 0 | 3 Methods | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Baspani HP | 2 | Birthing Center | 9 | 1 | 4 Methods | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Dhanrash BHSC | 1 | No | 9 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lagam CHU | 2 | No | 0 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sovanchaur CHU | 3 | No | 4 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Puchma CHU | 4 | No | 4 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kumala CHU | 10 | No | 4 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Raag BHSC | 9 | No | 6 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Koiralbas CHU | 6 | No | 0 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mayatal BHSC | 5 | No | 8 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dhaamidanda BHSC | 7 | No | 10 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Salma BHSC | 6 | No | 8 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Talagaun CHU | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | 3 Methods | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Numbers | 86 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 36 |
Human Resources for Health
- CEONC sites-
- BEONC sites-
- IUCD & Implant service provider5
- IMNCI trained provider21
- Population per FCHV 318
- Population per health worker 1188
- Expected pregnancy per SBA 128
- Expected pregnancy per birthing center 153
- Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
- Population per (government) hospital -
- Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home -
Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services
Health Management Information System 2078Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services
Indicators | Chaukune Rural Municipality | Karnali Province 2078/79 | National 2078/79 | |||
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2076/77 | 2077/78 | 2078/79 | ||||
Immunization |
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BCG coverage | 82.8 | 94 | 86.1 | 92 | 103.5 | |
Fully Immunized children within 23 months (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage | 90.3 | 104 | 99 | 94 | 95.2 | |
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) coverage | 93.2 | 89 | 94.7 | 95 | 94.7 | |
JE Coverage | 63.6 | 69 | 93.2 | 96 | 95.9 | |
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage | 60.7 | 75 | 58.2 | 66 | 71.7 | |
Nutrition |
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% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 9.4 | |
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring | 61.9 | 123 | 115.2 | 120 | 104.1 | |
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight | 1.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | |
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets | 50.1 | 69 | 56.9 | 73 | 60 | |
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A | 69.1 | 85 | 80 | 88 | 76.3 | |
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% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine | 93.5 | 84 | 86.2 | 96 | 82.9 | |
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin | 75 | 7 | 66.5 | 75 | 47.4 | |
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children | 75.4 | 65 | 109.2 | 113 | 36.8 | |
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases | 0.004 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.18 | |
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children | 434.2 | 503 | 627.9 | 579 | 352.4 | |
% of under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc | 93 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 94.5 | |
Number of Neonatal death | 1 | 3 | 4 | 199 | 1914 | |
Safe Motherhood and FP |
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% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit as per protocol | 70.9 | 90 | 67.2 | 122 | 91.4 | |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (modern methods) among WRA (unadjusted) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 4th Visit (month: 4,6,8,9/week: 16,20-24,32,36) | 50.9 | 69 | 58.1 | 73 | 79.4 | |
Institutional delivery rate | 59.8 | 76 | 66.3 | 83 | 79 | |
SBA/SHP delivery rate | 19.8 | 59 | 54.5 | 70 | 75 | |
% of women who had four PNC visit (3rd till FY 2078/79)as per protocol | 13.8 | 30 | 37.3 | 53 | 40.8 | |
Number of Maternal death | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 231 | |
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of WRA (MWRA till 2078/79) | 15.3 | 23 | 16.7 | 19 | 11.5 | |
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV |
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Malaria Slide Positivity Rate | 0.41 | 1.6 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.17 | |
Total number of Dengue cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% of imported malaria | 100 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 89.5 | |
Proportion of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.8 | |
TB case Notification rate(all form of TB) | 75.4 | 118 | 136.5 | 97 | 129.1 | |
TB Treatment Success Rate | 94.1 | 88 | 78.1 | 91 | 91.5 | |
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Number of HIV +ve patients on ART | 0 | 0 | 0 | 691 | 22152 | |
Curatives |
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% of OPD New Visits among total population | 48.2 | 86 | 90.6 | 105 | 92 | |
Top 10 Health Conditions
Health Management Information System 2078-79Health Budget
- Health Budget (Conditonal)
- Health Budget (Unconditional)
- Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget | Chaukune Rural Municipality | |||||
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2077/78 | 2078/79 | 2079/80 | ||||
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Total Municipal Budget (NRs) | 554,476,775 | 487,570,000 | ||||
Health Budget (all source) | 37,740,000 | 43,237,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Conditional) | 30,300,000 | 30,886,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Unconditional) | 6,640,000 | 10,880,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Other Sources) | 800,000 | 1,471,000 | ||||
Budget per health facilty per year (NRs) | 2,462,666 | 98,066 | ||||
Budget per person per year (NRs) | 1,244 | 657 | ||||
Budget Expenditure (%) | - | 85 | ||||
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Important Contact Information
Chaukune Rural Municipality
Address : Chaukune Rural Municipality
Telephone : 9858047333
Website : http://chaukunemun.gov.np/
Health Section Chief
Name : Indra Bahadur Jaisuri
Contact : 9858064155
Email : chaukunehealth@gmail.com
Information and Communication-Technical Officer
Name : Asha Kumari Budha Magar
Contact : 9864485458
Email : chaukunegapa@gmail.com

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