Budhiganga

बुढीगंगा
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajura/Municipality: Budhiganga
71.86%
Literacy Rate

Budhiganga Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bajura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 20,185, comprising 9,254 males (45.8%) and 10,931 females (54.2%), with a literacy rate of 71.86%. Spanning 59.2 square kilometers, Budhiganga Municipality exhibits the population density of 341 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), Budhiganga has 38 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Tri Shakti Secondary School, Bhanodaya Model Secondary School, Singada Secondary School, Sarada Secondary School, and Minerva E B School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 40
Model School
1
Private
9
Public
29
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.86%
Male Literacy Rate82.82%
Female Literacy Rate62.88%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)20,185
Male Population9,254
Female Population10,931
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.66
Population in 201121,677
Population Growth Rate-0.68

Geographic Information

Area59.20 sq.km
Population Density341 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,554
Household Size4.43
Households in 20114,277

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