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Kharpunath Rural Municipality

At a Glance Kharpunath Rural Municipality

The Kharpunath Rural Municipality is a beautiful and historical municipality in the Karnali Province of Nepal. It is located in the northwestern part of Humla district in the Karnali province of Nepal. the Kharpunath rural municipality is made up of previous 4 VDCs named Lali, Raya, Chhipra and Kharpunath. Now here are 5 wards. There are one community hospital, one basic health care center, four community health unit and four health posts. According to the National Census 2078(2021), the population of this rural municipality is 6,975. The Kharpunath is considered as a place where Shivaji performed Tapasya. It has an area of 880 sq. Km. It has a beautiful natural forest, rich in biodiversity and diverse ethnic identity.

Key Demographics

  • Total Population 1

    6,975

    2078/079

  • Under 1 Population 1

    197

    2078/079

  • Under 5 Population 1

    954

    2078/079

  • Adolescent (10-19) population 1

    1,366

    2078/079

  • Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1

    1,797

    2078/079

  • Expected Pregnancies 1

    250

    2078/079

  • Expected Live Births 1

    197

    2078/079

  • Absent population 2

    25

    2068

  • Household with mobile phone (%) 2

    39

    2068

  • Household with television (%) 2

    1

    2068

  • Sex ratio 2

    101

    2068

  • Population aged 14 years and below 2

    2,479

    2068

  • Population aged 65 years and above 2

    5,789

    2068
1 Health Management Information System 2 Census

Age and Sex Distribution

Census 2068

Population Distribution by Caste

Census 2068

Health Service Delivery Sites

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    Government Health Facilities

  • Hospital 1
  • PHCC -
  • Health Post 4
  • Community Health Unit 7
  • Urban Health Center -
  • PHC ORC -
  • EPI Clinic 14
  • Basic Health Service Center 1
  • Birthing Center 6

    Private (Non-Government including NGO)

  • Hospital and Nursing Home -
  • Polyclinic -
  • Medical/Drug Shop 2

Other Service Centers

  • Microscopy Center 1
  • ART Center -
  • HTC Center -
  • TB Treatment Center 5
  • Ayurveda Hospital/Center 1
  • Eye Hospital / Center -

Hospital Beds

  • Public 5
  • Private -

Additonal Services

  • Number of Health Facilities in MoHP standard 4
Local Level 2078

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
Chhipra Health Post 4 Birthing Center 9 0 3 Methods 5 5 2
Kharpunath Health Post 5 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 1 4
Lali Health Post 1 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 1 4
Raya Health Post 3 Birthing Center 4 1 3 Methods 5 2 3
Thali Basic Health Service Center 2 Birthing 5 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Durpa Community Health Unite 5 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Takla Community Health Unite 5 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Pyusha Community Health Unite 1 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Lekha Community Health Unite 4 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Kharpunath Community Hospital 5 Yes 0 0 3 Methods 0 2 5
karanga 3 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Total Numbers 36 3 32 11 30
* 3 methods are Condom, Pills, Depo and 5 methods include Implant and IUDs. Local Level 2078

Human Resources for Health

Local Level 2079
  • CEONC sites-
  • BEONC sites-
  • IUCD & Implant service provider2
  • IMNCI trained provider8
  • Population per FCHV 194
  • Population per health worker 634
  • Expected pregnancy per SBA 83
  • Expected pregnancy per birthing center 42
  • Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
  • Population per (government) hospital 6975
  • Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home 6975

Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services

Health Management Information System 2078079

Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services

Indicators Kharpunath Rural Municipality Karnali Province 2078/79 National 2078/79  
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79  
Immunization
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BCG coverage 141.2 140.4 90.16 92 103.5  
Fully Immunized children within 23 months (%) 0 0 0 0 0  
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage 117.6 136 91.4 94 95.2  
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) coverage 132.4 143.4 92 95 94.7  
JE Coverage 104.7 116.3 91 96 95.9  
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage 75.2 78.78 75 66 71.7  
Nutrition
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% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) 2.1 0.71 3.2 6.8 9.4  
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring 1.9 286.8 171.1 120 104.1  
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight 0.8 0.4 11.8 4.1 3.6  
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets 90.7 82.9 45.7 73 60  
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A 102.1 95.7 51.3 88 76.3  
CB-IMNCI
Graph Table
% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine 79.8 53.9 88.8 96 82.9  
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin 0 0 0 75 47.4  
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children 113.3 71.6 123.6 113 36.8  
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases 0.1 0.34 0.79 0.41 0.18  
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children 1142.5 1024.5 1032.5 579 352.4  
% of under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc 98.7 98.5 96.3 95 94.5  
Number of Neonatal death 0 0 0 199 1914  
Safe Motherhood and FP
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% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit as per protocol 127.1 220 125.7 122 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) 88.6 89.3 40.5 73 79.4  
Institutional delivery rate 110 97.9 47.7 83 79  
SBA/SHP delivery rate 80 70 26.9 70 75  
% of women who had four PNC visit (3rd till FY 2078/79)as per protocol 75 87.9 42.6 53 40.8  
Number of Maternal death 0 0 0 17 231  
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of WRA (MWRA till 2078/79) 20.3 27.8 22.6 19 11.5  
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV
Graph Table
Malaria Slide Positivity Rate 0 0 0 0.25 0.17  
Total number of Dengue cases 0 0 0 0 0  
% 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) 0 0 0 97 129.1  
TB Treatment Success Rate 0 0 0 91 91.5  
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population 0 0 0 0.5 0  
Number of HIV +ve patients on ART 0 0 0 691 22152  
Curatives
Graph Table
% of OPD New Visits among total population 191.3 255.2 203.2 105 92  

Top 10 Health Conditions

Health Management Information System 2078079

Health Budget

Local Level 2078/079
  • Health Budget (Conditonal)
  • Health Budget (Unconditional)
  • Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget Kharpunath Rural Municipality
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79
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Total Municipal Budget (NRs) 323,755,600 422,051,950 434,464,521
Health Budget (all source) 33,038,636 33,954,000 34,100,000
Health Budget (Conditional) 19,620,000 21,700,000 23,600,000
Health Budget (Unconditional) 10,531,756 11,654,000 10,000,000
Health Budget (Other Sources) 2,886,880 600,000 500,000
Budget Expenditure (%) 70 78 96
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Important Contact Information

Kharpunath Rural Municipality

Address : Kharpunath Rural Municipality, Yanchu Bazaar, Humla, Karnali Province

Telephone : +977-9860759767

Website : http://kharpunathmun.gov.np

Chairperson

Name : Karna Bahadur Rawal

Contact : 9858021761

Email : karnarawal26@gmail.com

Vice Chairperson

Name : gyan bahadur singh

Contact : 984959225

Email : -

Chief Administrative Officer

Name : Bishnu bahadur shahi

Contact : 9848316355

Email : shahibishnu394@gmail.com

Health Section Chief

Name : Baliraj Shahi

Contact : 9848336166

Email : balirajshahi32@gmail.com

Deputy Health Section Chief

Name : Jayakali Jethara

Contact : 9849850676

Email : jayajethara100@gmail.com

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