Bhimad

भिमाद
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Tanahun/Municipality: Bhimad
79.74%
Literacy Rate

Bhimad 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 29,248, comprising 13,384 males (45.8%) and 15,864 females (54.2%), with a literacy rate of 79.74%. Spanning 129.0 square kilometers, Bhimad Municipality exhibits the population density of 227 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), Bhimad has 51 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 49 basic schools, and 18 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Amar Bhupu Shainik English Boarding School, Jana Jyoti Secondary School Tanahun, Bhim Memorial English Boarding School, Mount Annapurna English Boarding School, and Dharma Secondary School.

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: 51
Private
11
Public
40

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-849
SecondaryGrades 9-1218
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.74%
Male Literacy Rate88.14%
Female Literacy Rate72.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)29,248
Male Population13,384
Female Population15,864
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.37
Population in 201131,362
Population Growth Rate-0.67

Geographic Information

Area129.00 sq.km
Population Density227 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,970
Household Size3.67
Households in 20117,488

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