Bheri

भेरी
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Jajarkot/Municipality: Bheri
75.12%
Literacy Rate

Bheri Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 37,892, comprising 18,376 males (48.5%) and 19,516 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 75.12%. Spanning 219.77 square kilometers, Bheri Municipality exhibits the population density of 172 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), Bheri has 64 schools. Of these, 8 are private and 56 are public. The breakdown includes 48 pre-schools, 62 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shiv Shankar Secondary School, Tribhuwan Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School, Shankar Bhawan Secondary School, and Laxmi Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 66
Private
8
Public
56
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD48
BasicGrades 1-861
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.12%
Male Literacy Rate81.59%
Female Literacy Rate69.13%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)37,892
Male Population18,376
Female Population19,516
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.16
Population in 201133,515
Population Growth Rate1.18

Geographic Information

Area219.77 sq.km
Population Density172 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,874
Household Size4.27
Households in 20116,590

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