Chaurjahari

चौरजहारी
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Western Rukum/Municipality: Chaurjahari
74.38%
Literacy Rate

Chaurjahari Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Western Rukum District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 28,956, comprising 14,009 males (48.4%) and 14,947 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 74.38%. Spanning 107.38 square kilometers, Chaurjahari Municipality exhibits the population density of 270 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chaurjahari has 44 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Himalaya Secondary School Rukum, Valley public school Chaurjahari, Shital Secondary School, Secondary School Kotjahari, and Chaurjahari Believers English School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 47
Model School
1
Private
4
Public
40
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-842
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.38%
Male Literacy Rate81.38%
Female Literacy Rate68.01%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,956
Male Population14,009
Female Population14,947
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.72
Population in 201127,438
Population Growth Rate0.52

Geographic Information

Area107.38 sq.km
Population Density270 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,837
Household Size4.24
Households in 20115,422

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