Alital

आलिताल
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Dadeldhura/Rural Municipality: Alital
81.03%
Literacy Rate

Alital Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Dadeldhura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,112, comprising 8,756 males (48.3%) and 9,356 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 81.03%. Spanning 292.86 square kilometers, Alital Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 62 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Alital has 45 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 43 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Durga Secondary School Dadeldhura, Mahadev Secondary School, Shyalchaudi Secondary School, Krishna Kalika Secondary School, and Saraswoti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Private
2
Public
43
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.03%
Male Literacy Rate89.47%
Female Literacy Rate73.23%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,112
Male Population8,756
Female Population9,356
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.59
Population in 201118,531
Population Growth Rate-0.22

Geographic Information

Area292.86 sq.km
Population Density62 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,710
Household Size4.88
Households in 20113,280

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