Chankheli

चंखेली
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Humla/Rural Municipality: Chankheli
66.51%
Literacy Rate

Chankheli Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Humla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 6,579, comprising 3,290 males (50.0%) and 3,289 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 66.51%. Spanning 1310.41 square kilometers, Chankheli Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 5 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chankheli has 23 schools. Of these, 23 are public. The breakdown includes 21 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 2 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Mahadev Secondary School Humla, Bal Jyoti Basic School, Shree Himalaya Secondary School Melchham, Danfe Basic School, and Ganesh Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 23
Public
23

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD21
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-122
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate66.51%
Male Literacy Rate74.86%
Female Literacy Rate58.06%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)6,579
Male Population3,290
Female Population3,289
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.03
Population in 20115,517
Population Growth Rate1.69

Geographic Information

Area1310.41 sq.km
Population Density5 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,193
Household Size5.51
Households in 2011963

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