Dharmadevi

धर्मदेवी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sankhuwasabha/Municipality: Dharmadevi
79.09%
Literacy Rate

Dharmadevi Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 16,053, comprising 7,825 males (48.7%) and 8,228 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 79.09%. Spanning 132.82 square kilometers, Dharmadevi Municipality exhibits the population density of 121 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), Dharmadevi has 35 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 34 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 35 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Sinheswary Secondary School, Amaruwa Secondary School, Mahendra Jyoti Secondary School, Rameshwar Secondary School, and Shree Shanti 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: 35
Private
1
Public
34

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-835
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.09%
Male Literacy Rate86.57%
Female Literacy Rate72.04%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,053
Male Population7,825
Female Population8,228
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.1
Population in 201118,235
Population Growth Rate-1.22

Geographic Information

Area132.82 sq.km
Population Density121 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,059
Household Size3.95
Households in 20113,958

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