Kaligandaki

कालीगण्डकी
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Gulmi/Rural Municipality: Kaligandaki
79.67%
Literacy Rate

Kaligandaki Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,044, comprising 7,074 males (47.0%) and 7,970 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 79.67%. Spanning 101.04 square kilometers, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 149 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), Kaligandaki has 49 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 46 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Jeevanoddhar Secondary School, Durga Bhawan Secondary School, Harmichour Secondary School, Bhagawati Secondary School, and Janakalyan Secondary School Kaligandaki Gulmi.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 49
Private
2
Public
46
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-844
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.67%
Male Literacy Rate88.69%
Female Literacy Rate71.8%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,044
Male Population7,074
Female Population7,970
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.76
Population in 201118,876
Population Growth Rate-2.18

Geographic Information

Area101.04 sq.km
Population Density149 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,736
Household Size4.03
Households in 20114,098

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