Barahatal

बराहताल
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Surkhet/Rural Municipality: Barahatal
77.74%
Literacy Rate

Barahatal Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Surkhet District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 25,943, comprising 12,465 males (48.0%) and 13,478 females (52.0%), with a literacy rate of 77.74%. Spanning 455.09 square kilometers, Barahatal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 57 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), Barahatal has 55 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 52 are public. The breakdown includes 40 pre-schools, 55 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Jan Jyoti Secondary School Baddichaur, Barahatal 5 Surkhet, Shree Saraswati Secondary School Chepang, Shree Bheri Secondary School, Barahatal-2 Ranighat, Bheri Secondary School Taranga Surkhet, and Shree Saraswati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 55
Private
3
Public
52

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD40
BasicGrades 1-855
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.74%
Male Literacy Rate85.86%
Female Literacy Rate70.37%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)25,943
Male Population12,465
Female Population13,478
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.48
Population in 201126,802
Population Growth Rate-0.31

Geographic Information

Area455.09 sq.km
Population Density57 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,169
Household Size4.21
Households in 20115,448

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