Badigad

Badigad Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baglung District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 28,839, comprising 13,400 males (46.5%) and 15,439 females (53.5%), with a literacy rate of 81.49%. Spanning 178.68 square kilometers, Badigad Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 161 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), Badigad has 61 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 58 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 61 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Tribhuvan Secondary School, Bhimgithe Secondary School, Bhanu Secondary School Baglung, Shree Siddha Secondary School, and Banaspati Secondary School.