Bhajani

भजनी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Municipality: Bhajani
73.29%
Literacy Rate

Bhajani Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,494, comprising 25,611 males (47.9%) and 27,883 females (52.1%), with a literacy rate of 73.29%. Spanning 176.25 square kilometers, Bhajani Municipality exhibits the population density of 304 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), Bhajani has 53 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 48 pre-schools, 52 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahunyal Secondary School, Karmeshwor Secondary School, Ganesh Man Basic School, Kalpa Briksha English Boarding School, and Kedarshwor Basic School Chakuliya.

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: 54
Model School
1
Private
12
Public
40
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD48
BasicGrades 1-852
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.29%
Male Literacy Rate79.88%
Female Literacy Rate67.36%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)53,494
Male Population25,611
Female Population27,883
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.85
Population in 201151,845
Population Growth Rate0.3

Geographic Information

Area176.25 sq.km
Population Density304 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,845
Household Size4.93
Households in 20118,717

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