Chame

चामे
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Manang/Rural Municipality: Chame
86.28%
Literacy Rate

Chame Rural Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities in Manang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 1,276, comprising 730 males (57.2%) and 546 females (42.8%), with a literacy rate of 86.28%. Spanning 78.86 square kilometers, Chame Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 16 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chame has 4 schools. Of these, 4 are public. The breakdown includes 3 pre-schools, 3 basic schools, and 1 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Lokpriya Secondary School Manang, Shree Gauri Shankar Basic School, Bishwo Shanti Basic School, and Shree Dindayalu Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 5
Model School
1
Public
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD3
BasicGrades 1-83
SecondaryGrades 9-121
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate86.28%
Male Literacy Rate90.41%
Female Literacy Rate80.67%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)1,276
Male Population730
Female Population546
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)133.7
Population in 20111,129
Population Growth Rate1.17

Geographic Information

Area78.86 sq.km
Population Density per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)389
Household Size3.28
Households in 2011279

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