| Turmakhand Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | तुर्माखाँद गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Achham District |
| Government Type: | Local government |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Dambar Bahadur BC |
| Leader Title1: | Administration Head |
| Leader Name1: | लोक बहादुर शाही (chief administrative officer) |
| Area Total Km2: | 232.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Total: | 24440 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Nepal Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +05:45 |
| Coordinates: | 28.906°N 81.43°W |
| Blank Name: | Center |
Turmakhand (Nepali: तुर्माखाँद) is a Rural Municipality in Achham District in the Sudurpashchim Province of far-western Nepal.[1] Turmakhand has the population of 24,940. The area of Turmakhand is 232.07 km2.[2]
It was formed by merging Bhairabsthan, Turmakhad, Nada, Raniban, Toshi and Dhamali VDCs.
The municipality was declared Chau Goth free in 2019 which is a tradition where women are forced to stay in a barn during her mensuration cycle.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Turmakhand Rural Municipality had a population of 24,782. Of these, 99.4% spoke Nepali, 0.5% Magar and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 46.8% were Chhetri, 14.3% Hill Brahmin, 14.1% Kami, 10.2% other Dalit, 7.5% Thakuri, 4.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.2% Majhi, 0.8% Magar, 0.1% Sarki and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 99.8% were Hindu and 0.2% were Buddhist.[6]
In terms of literacy, 50.8% could read and write, 4.0% could only read, and 45.2% could neither read nor write.[7]