Gaurishankar
Gaurishankar Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Dolakha District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,995, comprising 7,853 males (49.1%) and 8,142 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 70.4%. Spanning 681.39 square kilometers, Gaurishankar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 23 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gaurishankar has 46 schools. Of these, 45 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Haleshwor Secondary School, Nilkhantheswor Secondary School, Manedanda Secondary School, Shree Himwarti Secondary School, and Gorpang Basic School.
Educational Institutions
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In Gaurishankar Rural Municipality
In Dolakha District
Institution Statistics
School
Total: 47School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 41 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 42 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 6 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 5 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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