Beni

बेनी
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Myagdi/Municipality: Beni
83.24%
Literacy Rate

Beni Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Myagdi District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 32,697, comprising 15,361 males (47.0%) and 17,336 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 83.24%. Spanning 76.57 square kilometers, Beni Municipality exhibits the population density of 427 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), Beni has 59 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 45 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 23 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include New West Point Boarding Secondary School, Mount Everest Awasiya Secondary School, Little Garden Academy, Prakash Secondary School Myagdi, and Beni Community Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 59
Private
10
Public
49

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-859
SecondaryGrades 9-1223
+2Grades 11-1210

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.24%
Male Literacy Rate91.1%
Female Literacy Rate76.41%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)32,697
Male Population15,361
Female Population17,336
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.61
Population in 201133,498
Population Growth Rate-0.23

Geographic Information

Area76.57 sq.km
Population Density427 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,336
Household Size3.5
Households in 20118,652

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