Bethanchowk

बेथानचोक
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kavrepalanchok/Rural Municipality: Bethanchowk
71.66%
Literacy Rate

Bethanchowk Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,959, comprising 7,150 males (47.8%) and 7,809 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 71.66%. Spanning 101.0 square kilometers, Bethanchowk Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 148 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bethanchowk has 32 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Parbati Secondary School, Shree Saraswoti Secondary School, Dhunkharka English Boarding School, Atmabikash Secondary School, and Shree Saraswoti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 32
Private
2
Public
30

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-832
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.66%
Male Literacy Rate79.24%
Female Literacy Rate64.78%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,959
Male Population7,150
Female Population7,809
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.56
Population in 201116,777
Population Growth Rate-1.1

Geographic Information

Area101.00 sq.km
Population Density148 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,861
Household Size3.87
Households in 20113,601

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