Devchuli

देवचुली
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Nawalpur/Municipality: Devchuli
84.31%
Literacy Rate

Devchuli Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Nawalpur District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 58,003, comprising 27,336 males (47.1%) and 30,667 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 84.31%. Spanning 112.72 square kilometers, Devchuli Municipality exhibits the population density of 515 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 17 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Devchuli has 40 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 27 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 18 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bhimsen Adarsha Secondary School, Nepal Model Secondary School, Vishwa Jyoti English Boarding School, Jana Jyoti Secondary School, and Barchuli Secondary 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: 40
Private
11
Public
27
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-1218
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.31%
Male Literacy Rate89.66%
Female Literacy Rate79.64%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)58,003
Male Population27,336
Female Population30,667
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.14
Population in 201142,603
Population Growth Rate2.96

Geographic Information

Area112.72 sq.km
Population Density515 per sq.km
Number of Wards17

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,493
Household Size4
Households in 20119,256

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