Budhanilakantha

बुढानिलकण्ठ
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kathmandu/Municipality: Budhanilakantha
89.72%
Literacy Rate

Budhanilakantha Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 177,557, comprising 87,337 males (49.2%) and 90,220 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 89.72%. Spanning 34.8 square kilometers, Budhanilakantha Municipality exhibits the population density of 5,102 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), Budhanilakantha has 130 schools. Of these, 102 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 91 pre-schools, 110 basic schools, and 80 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 19 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bal Uddhar Secondary School, Joseph High School, Budhanilkantha Secondary School, Ganesh Secondary School Kathmandu, and Reliance International Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 5
Community
2
Private
3

School

Total: 134
A Levels School
2
Model School
1
Private
102
Public
25
Religious
2
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD91
BasicGrades 1-8110
SecondaryGrades 9-1280
+2Grades 11-1219

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate89.72%
Male Literacy Rate94.52%
Female Literacy Rate85.12%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)177,557
Male Population87,337
Female Population90,220
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.8
Population in 2011107,918
Population Growth Rate4.78

Geographic Information

Area34.80 sq.km
Population Density5102 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)46,930
Household Size3.78
Households in 201126,485

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