Talkot Rural Municipality

Talkot (Nepali: तलकोट ) is a Gaupalika(Nepali: गाउपालिका ; gaupalika) in Bajhang District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal. Talkot has a population of 11557.The land area is 335.26 km2.

Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Talkot Rural Municipality had a population of 11,569. Of these, 82.4% spoke Nepali, 17.1% Bajhangi, 0.2% Sherpa, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 66.2% were Chhetri, 10.7% Thakuri, 9.7% Kami, 5.5% Hill Brahmin, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.5% Sarki, 1.2% other Dalit, 0.3% Tamang, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Bhote, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% other Terai, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Rajput and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 99.4% were Hindu and 0.5% Buddhist.

In terms of literacy, 61.0% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 36.2% could neither read nor write.