Gramthan

ग्रामथान
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Rural Municipality: Gramthan
72.63%
Literacy Rate

Gramthan Rural Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 36,024, comprising 17,497 males (48.6%) and 18,527 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 72.63%. Spanning 71.84 square kilometers, Gramthan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 501 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gramthan has 24 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 16 pre-schools, 23 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janak Memorial English Boarding School, Sharada Boarding School, Public Secondary School Morang, Buddha English Boarding School Banigama, and Pashupati Boarding Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 24
Private
7
Public
17

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD16
BasicGrades 1-823
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.63%
Male Literacy Rate80.9%
Female Literacy Rate64.9%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)36,024
Male Population17,497
Female Population18,527
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.44
Population in 201132,717
Population Growth Rate0.92

Geographic Information

Area71.84 sq.km
Population Density501 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,377
Household Size3.84
Households in 20117,920

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