Gurans

गुराँस
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dailekh/Rural Municipality: Gurans
79.13%
Literacy Rate

Gurans Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,189, comprising 10,402 males (49.1%) and 10,787 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 79.13%. Spanning 164.79 square kilometers, Gurans Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 129 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gurans has 46 schools. Of these, 45 are public. The breakdown includes 40 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswoti Secondary School Khadkawada Dailekh, Laxmi Secondary School Gurans Dailekh, Mahadev Secondary School Gurans- 2, Bhagawati Secondary School Gurans- 1, and Malika Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Public
45
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD40
BasicGrades 1-846
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.13%
Male Literacy Rate86.89%
Female Literacy Rate71.77%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,189
Male Population10,402
Female Population10,787
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.43
Population in 201122,033
Population Growth Rate-0.37

Geographic Information

Area164.79 sq.km
Population Density129 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,541
Household Size4.67
Households in 20114,096

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