Chainpur

चैनपुर
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sankhuwasabha/Municipality: Chainpur
79.51%
Literacy Rate

Chainpur Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 26,799, comprising 13,125 males (49.0%) and 13,674 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 79.51%. Spanning 223.69 square kilometers, Chainpur Municipality exhibits the population density of 120 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), Chainpur has 52 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 47 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Saraswati Secondary School Chainpur, Sharada Secondary School Pokhari, Sharada Secondary School Kharang, Chainpur English Boarding School, and Makalu Arun School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 52
Private
4
Public
47
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-851
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.51%
Male Literacy Rate86.1%
Female Literacy Rate73.27%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)26,799
Male Population13,125
Female Population13,674
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.99
Population in 201127,308
Population Growth Rate-0.18

Geographic Information

Area223.69 sq.km
Population Density120 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,648
Household Size4.03
Households in 20115,938

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