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At a Glance Simkot Rural Municipality

Simkot Rural Municipality is located in the northwestern part of Humla district of the Karnali province of Nepal. The Kharpunath rural municipality is located in the east and south parts of this RM and Namkha RM is in the west and north. There are currently 8 (eight) wards in this rural municipality consisting of previous 5 VDCs named, Simkot, Bargaun, Thehe, Dandafya and Syada. According to the national census 2078, this RM's population is 12130. Among them male population is 6101 and female population is 6029. It has an area of 785.89 sq. Km. It has a beautiful natural forest, rich in biodiversity and diverse ethnic identity. It provides fast and efficient service with an emphasis on technology-friendly services. There are one district hospital, four health posts, three BHSC & five Community Health Units. 

Key Demographics

  • Total Population 1

    12,275

    2082/83
  • Under 1 Population 1

    228

    2082/83
  • Under 5 Population 1

    1,118

    2082/83
  • Adolescent (10-19) population 1

    2,589

    2082/83
  • Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1

    3,337

    2082/83
  • Expected Pregnancies 1

    269

    2082/83
  • Expected Live Births 1

    228

    2082/83
  • Absent population 5

    137

    2078
  • Household with mobile phone (%) 5

    96

    2078
  • Household with television (%) 5

    65

    2078
  • Sex ratio 2

    107

    2078
  • Population aged 14 years and below 2

    4,293

    2078
  • Population aged 65 years and above 2

    517

    2078
1 Health Management Information System 5 Local Level 2 Census

Age and Sex Distribution

Census 2068

Population Distribution by Caste

Census 2068

Population Distribution by Ward

Census 2068

Health Service Delivery Sites

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    Government Health Facilities

  • Hospital 1
  • PHCC -
  • Health Post 4
  • Urban Health Center -
  • Birthing Center 9

    Private (Non-Government including NGO)

  • Hospital and Nursing Home -
  • Polyclinic -
  • Medical/Drug Shop 4

Other Service Centers

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

Hospital Beds

  • Public 15
  • Private -

Additonal Services

  • Community Health Unit 5
  • Basic Health Service Center 3
Local Level 2079

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
District Hospital 5 Birthing Center 4 6 5 Methods 17 6 32
Thehe Health Post 2 Birthing Center 9 2 4 Methods 6 6 1
Bargaun Health Post 3 Birthing Center 9 2 4 Methods 6 6 1
Dandaphaya Health Post 7 Birthing Center 9 1 5 Methods 6 5 1
Syada Health Post 8 Birthing Center 9 3 4 Methods 6 5 2
Dojam Basic Health Service Center 1 Birthing Center 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 3
Kumlik Jiula CHU 1 - 0 0 3 Methods 0 0 3
Baraunse Basic Health Service Center 4 - 4 0 3 Methods 0 0 3
Mathillo Gaun Basic Health Service Center 6 - 2 0 3 Methods 0 0 3
Chauganphaya CHU 7 Birthing centre 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 3
Kholsi CHU 8 Birthing Center 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 3
Santa CHU 8 Birthing Center 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 3
Simikot Municipality health section 5 - 0 0 0 Methods 2 3 3
Hildum CHU 4 - 0 0 3 Methods 0 0 3
Total Numbers 46 18 43 31 64
* 3 methods are Condom, Pills, Depo and 5 methods include Implant and IUDs. Local Level 2082

Human Resources for Health

Local Level 2079
  • CEONC sites1
  • BEONC sites1
  • IUCD & Implant service provider5
  • IMNCI trained provider40
  • Population per FCHV 267
  • Population per health worker 396
  • Expected pregnancy per SBA 15
  • Expected pregnancy per birthing center -
  • Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
  • Population per (government) hospital 12275
  • Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home 12275

Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services

Health Management Information System 2081

Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services

Indicators Simkot Rural Municipality Karnali Province 2078/79 National 2078/79  
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79  
Immunization
Graph Table
BCG coverage 122.4 84.53 94.1 92 103.5  
Fully Immunized children within 23 months (%) 0 0 0 0 0  
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage 88.8 73.74 98.1 94 95.2  
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) coverage 85.6 115 72.9 95 94.7  
JE Coverage 146.8 123.11 67.4 96 95.9  
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage 56.6 44.2 44.1 66 71.7  
Nutrition
Graph Table
% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) 3.5 13.2 0 6.8 9.4  
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring 84.8 83.45 106 120 104.1  
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight 127.4 91.95 100 4.1 3.6  
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets 27.1 21.36 79 73 60  
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A 28.5 31.46 92 88 76.3  
CB-IMNCI
Graph Table
% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine 105 82.37 83.28 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 61.8 78.32 116 113 36.8  
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases 4 0 0 0.41 0.18  
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children 308.9 379.6 439.5 579 352.4  
% of under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc 66.2 79.89 89.4 95 94.5  
Number of Neonatal death 0 0 2 199 1914  
Safe Motherhood and FP
Graph Table
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit as per protocol 65.6 68.46 117.8 122 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) 47.6 67 79.4 73 79.4  
Institutional delivery rate 88.9 100 107.2 83 79  
SBA/SHP delivery rate 81.9 99.99 101 70 75  
% of women who had four PNC visit (3rd till FY 2078/79)as per protocol 39.6 53.09 84.8 53 40.8  
Number of Maternal death 0 0 0 17 231  
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of WRA (MWRA till 2078/79) 38.9 8.15 39.9 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) 127.2 2.8 0 97 129.1  
TB Treatment Success Rate 50 69.6 100 91 91.5  
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population 0.71 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 140.6 67.46 199 105 92  

Top 10 Health Conditions

Health Management Information System 208182

Health Budget

Local Level 2076/077
  • Health Budget (Conditonal)
  • Health Budget (Unconditional)
  • Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget Simkot Rural Municipality
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79
Graph
Total Municipal Budget (NRs) 375,562,000 406,949,800 46,917,000
Health Budget (all source) 28,285,000 34,634,000 34,650,000
Health Budget (Conditional) 19,322,000 28,000,000 29,050,000
Health Budget (Unconditional) 8,963,000 5,300,000 4,500,000
Health Budget (Other Sources) 2,784,880 1,334,000 1,100,000
Budget Expenditure (%) - 98 92
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Important Contact Information

Simkot Rural Municipality

Address : Simkot Rural Municipality, Simkot-05, Humla, Karnali Province of Nepal

Telephone : 0977-087680094

Website : www.simkotmun.gov.np

Chair

Name : Bijaya Bhandari

Contact : 9858320796

Email : info@simkotmun.gov.np

Deputy Chair

Name : Sushila Rokaya

Contact : 9858391553

Email : info@simkotmun.gov.np

Chief Administrative Officer

Name : Barsha Bdr Phadera

Contact : 9858320192

Email : -

Health Section Chief

Name : Nar Bahadur Bhandari

Contact : 9849937788

Email : nayanbhandari32@gmail.com

Deputy Health Section Chief

Name : Basanti Rawat

Contact : 9868140289

Email : basantirawat45@gmail.com

IT Officer

Name : Tsering Youngdung Lama

Contact : 9848317155

Email : ito.simkotmun@gmail.com

Bargaun Health Post Incharge

Name : Rabijung Shahi

Contact : 9843626631

Email : rabindrashahi18@gmail.com

Dandafaya Health Post Incharge

Name : Santosh Bohara

Contact : 9842665757

Email : santoshbohara53@gmail.com

Syada Health post

Name : Labi Rawat

Contact : 9843749826

Email : labirawat11@gmail.com

Thehe Health Post Incharge

Name : Dan Bahadur Bohora

Contact : 9858321163

Email : danbohara73@gmail.com

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This Report was printed on 2026-06-15 14:12:16