Deumai

देउमाई
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Ilam/Municipality: Deumai
83.35%
Literacy Rate

Deumai Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Ilam District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 30,969, comprising 15,348 males (49.6%) and 15,621 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 83.35%. Spanning 191.63 square kilometers, Deumai Municipality exhibits the population density of 162 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Deumai has 60 schools. Of these, 14 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 46 pre-schools, 57 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jeetpur Secondary School, Bhanu Bhakta Secondary School Ilam, Khandrung Secondary School, Dambar Devi Secondary School, and Morning Glory English Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 60
Private
14
Public
45
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD46
BasicGrades 1-857
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.35%
Male Literacy Rate89.04%
Female Literacy Rate77.81%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)30,969
Male Population15,348
Female Population15,621
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.25
Population in 201132,927
Population Growth Rate-0.59

Geographic Information

Area191.63 sq.km
Population Density162 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,686
Household Size4.03
Households in 20117,123

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