Bhagawatimai

भगवतीमाई
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dailekh/Rural Municipality: Bhagawatimai
75.8%
Literacy Rate

Bhagawatimai Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,206, comprising 9,017 males (49.5%) and 9,189 females (50.5%), with a literacy rate of 75.8%. Spanning 151.52 square kilometers, Bhagawatimai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 120 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bhagawatimai has 32 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhagawati Secondary School Dailekh, Jwala Secondary School Bhagawatimai, Bhairab Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, and Bhagawati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 33
Model School
1
Private
1
Public
31

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD28
BasicGrades 1-832
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.8%
Male Literacy Rate82.73%
Female Literacy Rate69.14%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,206
Male Population9,017
Female Population9,189
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.13
Population in 201118,778
Population Growth Rate-0.3

Geographic Information

Area151.52 sq.km
Population Density120 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,550
Household Size5.13
Households in 20113,359

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