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Dzongkhag at A Glance
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Samtse Dzongkhag, 2023
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INDICATORSYEAR
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1. GENERAL2022
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Geographical Characteristics
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Area (sq. km)1,305
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Altitude (masl.)200 - 4,400
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Administrative Tiers (Nos.)2022
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Dungkhags2
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Gewogs15
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Chiwogs77
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Villages316
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Gungtong79
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2. POPULATION2020 32021 32022 3
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Total 62,899 62,978 63,038
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Male 31,887 31,828 31,759
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Female 31,012 31,150 31,280
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Population density (per sq. km) 48 48 48
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3. POVERTY RATE (TERMINAL)As per PAR 2017
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Consumption poverty rate (%)12.3
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Multi-dimensional poverty rate (%)0.035
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4. HEALTH
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Infrastructure (Nos.)202020212022
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 Hospitals 2 2 2
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 Indigenous Units 4 4 5
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 Basic Health Units (BHUs)
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BHU I 2 2 2
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BHU II 12 12 12
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 Outreach clinics
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With sheds 45 47 46
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Without sheds 6 4 4
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Ambulance 7 9 9
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Health Personnel (Nos.)202020212022
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Doctors 13 14 14
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Dungtshos (Indegenious Doctor) 2 1 1
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Sowai Menpa (Indegenious Medical Technicians) 4 4 5
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Nurses 63 74 74
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Technicians 62 61 71
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Health Indicators202020212022
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 Infant mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births) 1.6 1.4 2.0
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 Crude birth rate (Per 1,000 population) 11.5 13.6 11.3
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 Crude death rate (Per 1,000 population) 4.4 0.4 5.1
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 Maternal mortality rate (%) 0.02 0.01 0.0
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Doctors per bed 0.2 0.2 5.7
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Birth attended by trained personnel (%) 84.9 87.0 83.6
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 Under one immunization coverage (%) 98.7 99.9 99.7
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Sanitation202020212022
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 Rural water supply coverage (%) 98.9 97.7 95.7
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 Rural population access to safe drinking water supplies (%) 98.9 97.0 95.7
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 Rural population access to improved sanitation (%) 95.0 99.9 98.9
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5. EDUCATION
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Number of educational institutes (Includes pvt. Nos)202020212022
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 Tertiary institutes under RUB 1 1 1
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 Central schools 3 3 3
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 Higher secondary schools 3 3 3
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 Middle secondary schools 1 1 1
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 Lower secondary schools 7 7 7
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 Primary schools 20 20 21
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Extended class room 14 12 9
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Non-formal education centres 61 84 64
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ECCD 22 25 34
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 Other institutes(Zorigchusum)………
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Educational Indicators (Includes private schools)202020212022
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 School enrolment (Nos.) 14,206 13,862 13,815
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Male 7,348 6,979 6,971
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Female 6,858 6,882 6,845
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 Teachers (Nos.) 776 719 826
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Male 404 406 449
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Female 372 317 377
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Pupil-teacher ratio 18.0 19.0 17.0
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NFE instructors 62 78 63
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Male 25 30 17
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Female 37 48 46
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NFE learners (Nos.) 869 1,081 710
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Male 332 317 160
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Female 537 710 550
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6. AGRICULTURE
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Land Registration by Type202020212022
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Dry land (acres) 20,448.49 20,448.49 20,448.49
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Wet land (acres) 36,477.65 36,477.65 36,477.65
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Orchard (acres) 25,123.20 25,123.20 25,123.20
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Irrigation channels (kms) 206.76 206.76 206.76
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Functional 162.56 162.56 162.56
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Non- functional 44.20 44.20 44.20
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Power tillers (Nos.)………
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Agriculture seed production farms………
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Electric fencing (Nos.) 28 28 28
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Electric fencing (kms.) 64 64 64
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Farm sales shops (Nos.) 13 13 7
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