Janaki

जानकी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Rural Municipality: Janaki
67.12%
Literacy Rate

Janaki Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 49,860, comprising 23,198 males (46.5%) and 26,662 females (53.5%), with a literacy rate of 67.12%. Spanning 107.27 square kilometers, Janaki Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 465 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Janaki has 45 schools. Of these, 15 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Arunodaya Secondary School Kailali, Janata Secondary School, Aadarsh Bal Bikash Academy, Bhrikuti Secondary School, and Shiva Baba Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 45
Private
15
Public
30

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-844
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.12%
Male Literacy Rate75.14%
Female Literacy Rate58.96%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)49,860
Male Population23,198
Female Population26,662
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.01
Population in 201148,540
Population Growth Rate0.26

Geographic Information

Area107.27 sq.km
Population Density465 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)11,041
Household Size4.52
Households in 20119,051

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