Belaka

वेलका
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Udayapur/Municipality: Belaka
77.48%
Literacy Rate

Belaka Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Udayapur District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 51,043, comprising 24,400 males (47.8%) and 26,643 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 77.48%. Spanning 344.73 square kilometers, Belaka Municipality exhibits the population density of 148 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Belaka has 69 schools. Of these, 17 are private and 51 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 69 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Janata Model Secondary School, Koshi Janata Secondary School, Bal Vidhya Mandir English Boarding School, Morning Glory English Boarding School, and Shree Janata Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 71
Model School
2
Private
17
Public
51
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-869
SecondaryGrades 9-1220
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.48%
Male Literacy Rate84.17%
Female Literacy Rate71.42%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)51,043
Male Population24,400
Female Population26,643
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.58
Population in 201142,386
Population Growth Rate1.78

Geographic Information

Area344.73 sq.km
Population Density148 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,158
Household Size4.2
Households in 20118,930

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