Aarughat
Aarughat Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Gorkha District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,572, comprising 10,145 males (47.0%) and 11,427 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 68.45%. Spanning 160.79 square kilometers, Aarughat Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 134 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Aarughat has 41 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhawani Secondary School Aarughat, Shree Ganesh Secondary School, Shree Gandaki Secondary School, Bhimodaya Secondary School Aarughat Gorkha, and Nepalese Advance Secondary Boarding School.
Educational Institutions
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In Aarughat Rural Municipality
In Gorkha District
Institution Statistics
College
Total: 2School
Total: 41School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 35 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 38 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 14 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 5 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
Sources
Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.
Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.
YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map