Dhaulagiri

धवलागिरी
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Myagdi/Rural Municipality: Dhaulagiri
76.22%
Literacy Rate

Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Myagdi District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 12,616, comprising 6,113 males (48.5%) and 6,503 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 76.22%. Spanning 1037.0 square kilometers, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 12 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), Dhaulagiri has 21 schools. Of these, 21 are public. The breakdown includes 13 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Hem Secondary School Myagdi, Chandra Jyoti Secondary School, Janajagriti Secondary School, Dhawalagiri Secondary School, and Lamsung Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 21
Public
21

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD13
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.22%
Male Literacy Rate83.23%
Female Literacy Rate69.68%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,616
Male Population6,113
Female Population6,503
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94
Population in 201114,104
Population Growth Rate-1.07

Geographic Information

Area1037.00 sq.km
Population Density12 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,176
Household Size3.97
Households in 20113,229

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