Budhinanda

बुढीनन्दा
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajura/Municipality: Budhinanda
69.2%
Literacy Rate

Budhinanda Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bajura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 20,072, comprising 9,779 males (48.7%) and 10,293 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 69.2%. Spanning 232.48 square kilometers, Budhinanda Municipality exhibits the population density of 86 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Budhinanda has 38 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jana Prakash Secondary School Bajura, Satya Secondary School, Hatemalo Srijansil English Boarding School, Sujan English Boarding School, and Himali Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 40
Private
6
Public
31
Religious
1
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.2%
Male Literacy Rate76.93%
Female Literacy Rate61.94%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)20,072
Male Population9,779
Female Population10,293
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.01
Population in 201118,776
Population Growth Rate0.64

Geographic Information

Area232.48 sq.km
Population Density86 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,150
Household Size4.84
Households in 20113,452

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