Duduwa

डुडुवा
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Banke/Rural Municipality: Duduwa
55.39%
Literacy Rate

Duduwa Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Banke District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 43,135, comprising 21,832 males (50.6%) and 21,303 females (49.4%), with a literacy rate of 55.39%. Spanning 91.1 square kilometers, Duduwa Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 473 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), Duduwa has 83 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 73 are public. The breakdown includes 62 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Pashupati Secondary School Naurigaudi, Janata Secondary School, Secondary School Bankatti, Shree Basic School Shivapuri, and Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 83
Private
6
Public
73
Religious
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD62
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate55.39%
Male Literacy Rate63.33%
Female Literacy Rate47.3%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)43,135
Male Population21,832
Female Population21,303
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)102.48
Population in 201137,460
Population Growth Rate1.35

Geographic Information

Area91.10 sq.km
Population Density473 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,051
Household Size5.36
Households in 20116,590

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