Dudhpokhari

दूधपोखरी
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Lamjung/Rural Municipality: Dudhpokhari
69.72%
Literacy Rate

Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Lamjung District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 8,592, comprising 4,179 males (48.6%) and 4,413 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 69.72%. Spanning 153.33 square kilometers, Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 56 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dudhpokhari has 27 schools. Of these, 27 are public. The breakdown includes 21 pre-schools, 27 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Bagishwari Secondary School, Shree Kallabari Secondary School, Sano Kabhre Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School, and Gaunda Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 27
Public
27

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD21
BasicGrades 1-827
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.72%
Male Literacy Rate78.9%
Female Literacy Rate61.1%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)8,592
Male Population4,179
Female Population4,413
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.7
Population in 201110,975
Population Growth Rate-2.35

Geographic Information

Area153.33 sq.km
Population Density56 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,469
Household Size3.48
Households in 20112,590

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