Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda

लो-घेकर दामोदरकुण्ड
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Mustang/Rural Municipality: Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda
45.6%
Literacy Rate

Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Mustang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 1,292, comprising 609 males (47.1%) and 683 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 45.6%. Spanning 1344.0 square kilometers, Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1 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), Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda has 10 schools. Of these, 8 are public. The breakdown includes 7 pre-schools and 9 basic schools.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Ghami Basic School, Shree Tsarang Choedhe Shedrup Dharkellilng Gumba, Charang Lekshey Choeling Chunmey Lobta, Dhakmar Bac V, and Marang Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 10
Public
8
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD7
BasicGrades 1-89
SecondaryGrades 9-120
+2Grades 11-120

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate45.6%
Male Literacy Rate59.34%
Female Literacy Rate33.18%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)1,292
Male Population609
Female Population683
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.17
Population in 20111,423
Population Growth Rate-0.93

Geographic Information

Area1344.00 sq.km
Population Density1 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)436
Household Size2.96
Households in 2011404

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