Dungeshwor

डुंगेश्वर
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dailekh/Rural Municipality: Dungeshwor
79.07%
Literacy Rate

Dungeshwor Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,533, comprising 6,890 males (47.4%) and 7,643 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 79.07%. Spanning 105.19 square kilometers, Dungeshwor Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 138 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), Dungeshwor has 31 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 31 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sita Jana Sahayog Secondary School, Janakalyan Secondary School Dailekh, Triveni Sangam Secondary School, Pipal Chautara Secondary School, and Shree Lohore English Boarding School Chupra.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 100
Other
100

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.07%
Male Literacy Rate87.18%
Female Literacy Rate71.86%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,533
Male Population6,890
Female Population7,643
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.15
Population in 201115,883
Population Growth Rate-0.85

Geographic Information

Area105.19 sq.km
Population Density138 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,399
Household Size4.28
Households in 20113,044

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