Amargadhi

अमरगढी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Dadeldhura/Municipality: Amargadhi
81.83%
Literacy Rate

Amargadhi Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Dadeldhura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 24,149, comprising 11,810 males (48.9%) and 12,339 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 81.83%. Spanning 139.33 square kilometers, Amargadhi Municipality exhibits the population density of 173 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Amargadhi has 36 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 23 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahendra Namuna Secondary School Dadeldhura, Mountain English Medium Boarding Secondary School, Cambridge Public School, Gyanodaya Vidya Niketan, and Einstein Public School.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
1
Public
2

School

Total: 40
Model School
1
Private
10
Public
25
Religious
1
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD23
BasicGrades 1-834
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.83%
Male Literacy Rate92.06%
Female Literacy Rate72.3%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,149
Male Population11,810
Female Population12,339
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.71
Population in 201121,245
Population Growth Rate1.23

Geographic Information

Area139.33 sq.km
Population Density173 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,182
Household Size3.91
Households in 20114,778

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