Bigu
Bigu Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Dolakha District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,490, comprising 7,970 males (48.3%) and 8,520 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 68.13%. Spanning 663.2 square kilometers, Bigu Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 25 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), Bigu has 39 schools. Of these, 38 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Gauri Shankar Secondary School, Kalinchwok Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School, Devlingeshwor Secondary School, and Sharda Secondary School.
Educational Institutions
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In Bigu Rural Municipality
In Dolakha District
Institution Statistics
School
Total: 39School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 36 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 36 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 11 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 4 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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