Belkotgadhi

बेलकोटगढी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Nuwakot/Municipality: Belkotgadhi
68.97%
Literacy Rate

Belkotgadhi Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 35,224, comprising 17,057 males (48.4%) and 18,167 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 68.97%. Spanning 155.6 square kilometers, Belkotgadhi Municipality exhibits the population density of 226 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Belkotgadhi has 56 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 54 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 53 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 12 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahadev Secondary School Nuwakot, Kamaru Devi Secondary School, Kalyani Devi Secondary School, Laxmeshwori Secondary School, and Suryamati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 58
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
54
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-853
SecondaryGrades 9-1220
+2Grades 11-1212

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate68.97%
Male Literacy Rate76.53%
Female Literacy Rate61.91%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)35,224
Male Population17,057
Female Population18,167
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.89
Population in 201140,698
Population Growth Rate-1.39

Geographic Information

Area155.60 sq.km
Population Density226 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,222
Household Size3.82
Households in 20118,099

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