At a Glance Darma Rural Municipality

Darma Rural municipality is one of the rural municipality of Salyan district which lies in Karnali Province of Nepal. It comprises of three previous VDCs of Salyan District i.e. Darmakot, Bhalchaur and Dhakadam. Total Area of this rural municipality is 81.47 sq. km. In the eastern part of this rural municipality lies Rukum west, Tribeni rural municipality and Bagchour municipality, in the western part lies the Kumakh Rural municipality where as north part is connected with Rukum west and south part is with Bagchour municipality. It is situated in the range of 1097m - 2487m above the sea level.
Key Demographics
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Total Population 1
20,036
2078/79 -
Under 1 Population 1
434
2078/79 -
Under 5 Population 1
2,182
2078/79 -
Adolescent (10-19) population 1
4,340
2078/79 -
Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1
5,652
2078/79 -
Expected Pregnancies 1
565
2078/79 -
Expected Live Births 1
446
2078/79 -
Absent population 2
409
2068 -
Household with mobile phone (%) 2
873
2068 -
Household with television (%) 2
86
2068 -
Population aged 14 years and below 1
6,500
2078/79 -
Population aged 65 years and above 2
774
2068
Age and Sex Distribution
Census 2068Population Distribution by Caste
Census 2068Population Distribution by Ward
Census 2068Health Service Delivery Sites
- Hospital 1
- PHCC -
- Health Post 3
- Community Health Unit 1
- Urban Health Center -
- PHC ORC 9
- EPI Clinic 13
- Basic Health Service Center 3
- Birthing Center 4
Government Health Facilities
- Hospital and Nursing Home -
- Polyclinic 2
- Medical/Drug Shop 7
Private (Non-Government including NGO)
Other Service Centers
- Microscopy Center 1
- ART Center -
- HTC Center -
- TB Treatment Center 3
- Ayurveda Hospital/Center 1
- 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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Darmakot HP | 1 | Birthing Center | 9 | 2 | 5 Methods | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Dhakadam HP | 5 | Birthing center | 9 | 1 | 5 Methods | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Bhalchaur HP | 4 | Birthing center | 9 | 1 | 3 Methods | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Jheribang BHCC | 2 | - | - | 0 | 3 Methods | - | - | 2 |
Junkharka BHCC | 3 | - | - | 0 | 3 Methods | - | - | 2 |
Jyamirechaur BHCC | 6 | - | - | 1 | 3 Methods | - | - | 2 |
Kagunohalne CHU | 5 | - | - | 0 | 3 Methods | - | - | 2 |
Basic Health and Birthing Center Thumkesalli | 3 | Birthing Center | - | 1 | 3 Methods | - | - | 3 |
Covid Hospital | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Total Numbers | 27 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 21 |
Human Resources for Health
- CEONC sites-
- BEONC sites-
- IUCD & Implant service provider3
- IMNCI trained provider-
- Population per FCHV 742
- Population per health worker 1541
- Expected pregnancy per SBA 94
- Expected pregnancy per birthing center 141
- Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
- Population per (government) hospital 20036
- Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home 20036
Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services
Health Management Information System 2078Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services
Indicators | Darma 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 | 91.3 | 103 | 88.5 | 92 | 103.5 | |
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage | 93.4 | 100.4 | 92.1 | 94 | 95.2 | |
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) Coverage | 94.7 | 90.3 | 102.1 | 95 | 94.7 | |
JE Coverage | 80.2 | 84.4 | 99.1 | 96 | 95.9 | |
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage | 60 | 70.2 | 63.9 | 66 | 71.7 | |
Nutrition |
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% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) | 12.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.4 | |
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring | 114.8 | 141 | 129.6 | 120 | 104.1 | |
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | |
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets | 63.7 | 67.1 | 51.9 | 73 | 60 | |
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A | 73.4 | 71.5 | 56.2 | 88 | 76.3 | |
CB-IMNCI |
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% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine | 92.9 | 96.2 | 95.8 | 96 | 82.9 | |
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin | 50 | 41.9 | 28.5 | 75 | 47.4 | |
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children | 204.4 | 174.4 | 160.9 | 113 | 36.8 | |
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.18 | |
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children | 704.2 | 629 | 622.7 | 579 | 352.4 | |
% of Under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc | 81.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 95 | 94.5 | |
Number of Neonatal death | 2 | 1 | 5 | 199 | 1914 | |
Safe Motherhood and FP |
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% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit | 87.3 | 88.5 | 77.4 | 122 | 91.4 | |
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 4th Visit as per protocol | 66 | 73.5 | 54.1 | 73 | 79.4 | |
Institutional delivery rate | 59.2 | 67.1 | 48.5 | 83 | 79 | |
SBA delivery rate | 54.9 | 38.8 | 34.7 | 70 | 75 | |
% of 3rd PNC visit as per protocol | 23.4 | 21.1 | 29.1 | 53 | 40.8 | |
Number of Maternal death | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 231 | |
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of MWRA | 17 | 21.4 | 17.1 | 19 | 11.5 | |
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV |
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Malaria Slide Positivity Rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.17 | |
% of imported malaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 89.5 | |
Proportion of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.8 | |
TB case Notification rate(all form of TB) | 40.6 | 49 | 44.9 | 97 | 129.1 | |
TB Treatment Success Rate | 100 | 100 | 77.8 | 91 | 91.5 | |
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population | 0 | 0.89 | 0.5 | 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 | 104.1 | 147.2 | 119.7 | 105 | 92 | |
Top 10 Health Conditions
Health Management Information System 2078079Health Budget
- Health Budget (Conditonal)
- Health Budget (Unconditional)
- Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget | Darma Rural Municipality | |||||
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2077/78 | 2078/79 | 2079/80 | ||||
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Total Municipal Budget (NRs) | 312,995,000 | 448,362,000 | ||||
Health Budget (all source) | 34,350,000 | 31,540,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Conditional) | 26,700,000 | 20,788,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Unconditional) | 7,650,000 | 3,760,000 | ||||
Health Budget (Other Sources) | 6,992,000 | |||||
Budget per health facilty per year (NRs) | 34,350,000 | 31,540,000 | ||||
Budget per person per year (NRs) | 34,350,000 | 31,540,000 | ||||
Budget Expenditure (%) | 34,350,000 | 80 | ||||
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Important Contact Information
Darma Rural Municipality
Address : Farulachaur, Darma
Telephone : 9779847813131
Website : darmamun.gov.np

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