Dullu

दुल्लु
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dailekh/Municipality: Dullu
74.31%
Literacy Rate

Dullu Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 39,143, comprising 18,105 males (46.3%) and 21,038 females (53.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.31%. Spanning 156.77 square kilometers, Dullu Municipality exhibits the population density of 250 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dullu has 54 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 53 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 53 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Vijaya Secondary School, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School Kirtikhamba, Kalika Devi Secondary School, Saraswoti Secondary School, and Suryodaya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 55
Private
1
Public
53
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD44
BasicGrades 1-853
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.31%
Male Literacy Rate82.63%
Female Literacy Rate67.33%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)39,143
Male Population18,105
Female Population21,038
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)86.06
Population in 201141,540
Population Growth Rate-0.57

Geographic Information

Area156.77 sq.km
Population Density250 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,053
Household Size4.32
Households in 20118,164

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