Bungal

बुंगल
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajhang/Municipality: Bungal
70.05%
Literacy Rate

Bungal Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Bajhang District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 33,812, comprising 16,037 males (47.4%) and 17,775 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 70.05%. Spanning 447.59 square kilometers, Bungal Municipality exhibits the population density of 76 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bungal has 82 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 76 are public. The breakdown includes 37 pre-schools, 81 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Saraswati Secondary School Bajhang, Sattya Secondary School, Mahendra Secondary School Bajhang, Shiva Secondary School, Bungal-11, Patal, and Mahadev Secondary School Bajhang.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 82
Private
5
Public
76
Religious
1

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD37
BasicGrades 1-881
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate70.05%
Male Literacy Rate81.75%
Female Literacy Rate59.73%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)33,812
Male Population16,037
Female Population17,775
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.22
Population in 201133,224
Population Growth Rate0.17

Geographic Information

Area447.59 sq.km
Population Density76 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,372
Household Size5.31
Households in 20115,480

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