Bhimsen Thapa

भिमसेन थापा
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Gorkha/Rural Municipality: Bhimsen Thapa
67.44%
Literacy Rate

Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Gorkha District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,986, comprising 7,707 males (45.4%) and 9,279 females (54.6%), with a literacy rate of 67.44%. Spanning 101.25 square kilometers, Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 168 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bhimsen Thapa has 29 schools. Of these, 29 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 27 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Dullav Secondary School, Navajagriti Chandi Secondary School, Bindrawati Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School, and Jageshwor 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: 31
Model School
1
Public
29
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD20
BasicGrades 1-827
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-129
School Level Distribution3030252520201515101055002027129Pre-schoolPre-schoolBasicBasicSecondarySecondaryPlus-2Plus-2

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.44%
Male Literacy Rate77.34%
Female Literacy Rate59.33%
Literacy Rate by Gender80806060404020200077.3459.3367.44MaleMaleFemaleFemaleOverallOverall

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,986
Male Population7,707
Female Population9,279
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)83.06
Population in 201122,033
Population Growth Rate-2.5
Population Trend (2011-2021)23,00023,00022,00022,00021,00021,00020,00020,00019,00019,00018,00018,00017,00017,00016,00016,00022,03316,9862011201120212021
45.4%54.6%Gender Distribution
Male
Female

Geographic Information

Area101.25 sq.km
Population Density168 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,239
Household Size3.24
Households in 20115,438

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