Ilam

ईलाम
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Ilam/Municipality: Ilam
86.73%
Literacy Rate

Ilam Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Ilam District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 50,085, comprising 24,411 males (48.7%) and 25,674 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 86.73%. Spanning 173.32 square kilometers, Ilam Municipality exhibits the population density of 289 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), Ilam has 71 schools. Of these, 24 are private and 47 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 68 basic schools, and 29 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jubilant Elite Academy, Green Valley Academy, Amar Secondary School Ilam, Heritage National Academy, and Montessori Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
1
Public
2
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 73
Model School
1
Private
24
Public
47
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-868
SecondaryGrades 9-1229
+2Grades 11-1210

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate86.73%
Male Literacy Rate91.68%
Female Literacy Rate82.06%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)50,085
Male Population24,411
Female Population25,674
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.08
Population in 201148,536
Population Growth Rate0.3

Geographic Information

Area173.32 sq.km
Population Density289 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,952
Household Size3.87
Households in 201111,383

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