Ajirkot

अजिरकोट
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Gorkha/Rural Municipality: Ajirkot
72.45%
Literacy Rate

Ajirkot 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 12,832, comprising 6,211 males (48.4%) and 6,621 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 72.45%. Spanning 198.05 square kilometers, Ajirkot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 65 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Ajirkot has 27 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 21 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Himalaya Secondary School Ajirkot, Gyan Jyoti Secondary School Gorkha, Evergreen Academy, Chaturmala Secondary School, and Shree Jeevan Jyoti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 28
Private
1
Public
25
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD21
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.45%
Male Literacy Rate80.81%
Female Literacy Rate64.66%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,832
Male Population6,211
Female Population6,621
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.81
Population in 201115,602
Population Growth Rate-1.88

Geographic Information

Area198.05 sq.km
Population Density65 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,622
Household Size3.54
Households in 20113,618

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