Dhulikhel

धुलिखेल
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kavrepalanchok/Municipality: Dhulikhel
80.13%
Literacy Rate

Dhulikhel Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 33,726, comprising 16,462 males (48.8%) and 17,264 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 80.13%. Spanning 55.0 square kilometers, Dhulikhel Municipality exhibits the population density of 613 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dhulikhel has 42 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Sanjiwani Model Secondary School, Dhulikhel High School, Namobuddha Boarding Secondary School, Bal Vikash Vidhyasharam School, and Golden Siddhartha Academy.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 10
Community
2
Private
1
Public
7

School

Total: 42
Private
12
Public
30

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-1219
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.13%
Male Literacy Rate88.42%
Female Literacy Rate72.34%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)33,726
Male Population16,462
Female Population17,264
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.35
Population in 201132,162
Population Growth Rate0.46

Geographic Information

Area55.00 sq.km
Population Density613 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,570
Household Size3.94
Households in 20117,061

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