Ghodaghodi

घोडाघोडी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Municipality: Ghodaghodi
76.16%
Literacy Rate

Ghodaghodi Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 86,034, comprising 40,175 males (46.7%) and 45,859 females (53.3%), with a literacy rate of 76.16%. Spanning 354.45 square kilometers, Ghodaghodi Municipality exhibits the population density of 243 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Ghodaghodi has 83 schools. Of these, 32 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 65 pre-schools, 82 basic schools, and 26 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Kanti Rajyalaxmi Secondary School, Kalam Bam Memorial English Boarding School, Rastriya Secondary School, Pioneer Scholars Academy, and Saptashree Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 83
Private
32
Public
50
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD65
BasicGrades 1-882
SecondaryGrades 9-1226
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.16%
Male Literacy Rate83.7%
Female Literacy Rate69.71%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)86,034
Male Population40,175
Female Population45,859
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.61
Population in 201175,586
Population Growth Rate1.24

Geographic Information

Area354.45 sq.km
Population Density243 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)18,383
Household Size4.68
Households in 201113,174

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