Gaindakot

गैडाकोट
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Nawalpur/Municipality: Gaindakot
84.83%
Literacy Rate

Gaindakot Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Nawalpur District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 79,349, comprising 37,929 males (47.8%) and 41,420 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 84.83%. Spanning 159.93 square kilometers, Gaindakot Municipality exhibits the population density of 496 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 18 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gaindakot has 69 schools. Of these, 27 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 52 pre-schools, 58 basic schools, and 27 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 14 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Janak Secondary School, Kalika Model Secondary School Gaindakot, Gaindakot Namuna Secondary School, Shree Ratna Rajya Laxmi Secondary School, Pitaunji, and Gaindakot English School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 11
Community
4
Private
6
Public
1

School

Total: 68
Private
27
Public
37
Religious
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD53
BasicGrades 1-858
SecondaryGrades 9-1227
+2Grades 11-1214
School Level Distribution6060505040403030202010100053582714Pre-schoolPre-schoolBasicBasicSecondarySecondaryPlus-2Plus-2

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.83%
Male Literacy Rate90.66%
Female Literacy Rate79.58%
Literacy Rate by Gender10010080806060404020200090.6679.5884.83MaleMaleFemaleFemaleOverallOverall

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)79,349
Male Population37,929
Female Population41,420
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.57
Population in 201158,841
Population Growth Rate2.87
Population Trend (2011-2021)80,00080,00075,00075,00070,00070,00065,00065,00060,00060,00055,00055,00058,84179,3492011201120212021
47.8%52.2%Gender Distribution
Male
Female

Geographic Information

Area159.93 sq.km
Population Density496 per sq.km
Number of Wards18

Household Information

Total Households (2021)20,191
Household Size3.93
Households in 201113,623

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