Bheerkot

भीरकोट
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Syangja/Municipality: Bheerkot
82.87%
Literacy Rate

Bheerkot Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Syangja District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 22,645, comprising 10,267 males (45.3%) and 12,378 females (54.7%), with a literacy rate of 82.87%. Spanning 78.23 square kilometers, Bheerkot Municipality exhibits the population density of 289 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), Bheerkot has 44 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Bhu Pu Sainik Community Academy English Boarding School, Bhagyodaya Secondary School Syangja, Dahathum Secondary School, Shree Bal Jyoti English Boarding School, and Shaheed Shukra Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 46
Model School
1
Private
6
Public
38
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD36
BasicGrades 1-844
SecondaryGrades 9-1215
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.87%
Male Literacy Rate90.75%
Female Literacy Rate76.46%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)22,645
Male Population10,267
Female Population12,378
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)82.95
Population in 201125,583
Population Growth Rate-1.17

Geographic Information

Area78.23 sq.km
Population Density289 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,171
Household Size3.67
Households in 20116,083

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