Bhanu

भानु
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Tanahun/Municipality: Bhanu
77.54%
Literacy Rate

Bhanu Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Tanahun District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 42,794, comprising 19,517 males (45.6%) and 23,277 females (54.4%), with a literacy rate of 77.54%. Spanning 184.0 square kilometers, Bhanu Municipality exhibits the population density of 233 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), Bhanu has 60 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 45 pre-schools, 60 basic schools, and 24 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 11 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Homraj Lohani Sharada Sikshya Sadan Secondary School, Jaya Buddha English Boarding School, Chandrawati Secondary School Tanahu, Shree Kalika Secondary School, and Tribhuvan Secondary School Tanahun.

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: 60
Private
11
Public
49

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-860
SecondaryGrades 9-1224
+2Grades 11-1211

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.54%
Male Literacy Rate87.16%
Female Literacy Rate69.62%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)42,794
Male Population19,517
Female Population23,277
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)83.85
Population in 201145,792
Population Growth Rate-0.65

Geographic Information

Area184.00 sq.km
Population Density233 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,705
Household Size3.37
Households in 201112,095

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