Gaumul

गौमुल
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajura/Rural Municipality: Gaumul
74.16%
Literacy Rate

Gaumul Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bajura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 8,913, comprising 4,304 males (48.3%) and 4,609 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.16%. Spanning 314.66 square kilometers, Gaumul Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 28 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), Gaumul has 26 schools. Of these, 26 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 24 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kirti Chaur Secondary School, Amlish Secondary School, Balvikas Secondary School, Manakot Secondary School, and Phoolpata Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 26
Public
26

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-824
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.16%
Male Literacy Rate81.06%
Female Literacy Rate67.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)8,913
Male Population4,304
Female Population4,609
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.38
Population in 20118,515
Population Growth Rate0.44

Geographic Information

Area314.66 sq.km
Population Density28 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,716
Household Size5.19
Households in 20111,560

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