Dhanpalthan

धनपालथान
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Rural Municipality: Dhanpalthan
67.91%
Literacy Rate

Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 45,348, comprising 22,196 males (48.9%) and 23,152 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 67.91%. Spanning 70.26 square kilometers, Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 645 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dhanpalthan has 43 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 27 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Jeevan Bikas Public School, Saraswati Secondary School Dadar Bairiya, Janata Secondary School Amahi Morang, Sharada Secondary School Sorabhag, and Sarbodaya Secondary School Kadmaha Morang.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 43
Private
12
Public
27
Religious
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-842
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.91%
Male Literacy Rate75.48%
Female Literacy Rate60.69%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)45,348
Male Population22,196
Female Population23,152
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.87
Population in 201139,394
Population Growth Rate1.35

Geographic Information

Area70.26 sq.km
Population Density645 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,925
Household Size4.57
Households in 20117,957

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