Banepa

बनेपा
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kavrepalanchok/Municipality: Banepa
84.81%
Literacy Rate

Banepa Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 67,690, comprising 33,172 males (49.0%) and 34,518 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 84.81%. Spanning 55.0 square kilometers, Banepa Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,231 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Banepa has 76 schools. Of these, 41 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 66 basic schools, and 51 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 22 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Baylor International Academy, Nepal Police School, Sanga, Chandeshwori Secondary School Kavrepalanchok, Innovative Academy, and Gyankunja Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 13
Community
2
Private
7
Public
3
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 81
Private
41
Public
30
Religious
1
Technical School
9

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD44
BasicGrades 1-866
SecondaryGrades 9-1251
+2Grades 11-1222

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.81%
Male Literacy Rate91.78%
Female Literacy Rate78.2%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)67,690
Male Population33,172
Female Population34,518
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.1
Population in 201155,628
Population Growth Rate1.88

Geographic Information

Area55.00 sq.km
Population Density1231 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)16,698
Household Size4.05
Households in 201112,106

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