Damak
Damak Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 107,227, comprising 50,819 males (47.4%) and 56,408 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 87.99%. Spanning 70.86 square kilometers, Damak Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,513 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Damak has 91 schools. Of these, 63 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 67 pre-schools, 78 basic schools, and 43 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Himalaya Secondary School Jhapa, Global Educational Academy Secondary School, Suryodaya English Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School Damak, and Siddhartha Boarding Secondary School, Damak.
Educational Institutions
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In Damak Municipality
In Jhapa District
Institution Statistics
College
Total: 5School
Total: 91School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 67 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 78 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 43 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 10 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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