Jantedhunga

जन्तेढुंगा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Rural Municipality: Jantedhunga
73.17%
Literacy Rate

Jantedhunga Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Khotang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 12,016, comprising 5,910 males (49.2%) and 6,106 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 73.17%. Spanning 128.68 square kilometers, Jantedhunga Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 93 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Jantedhunga has 35 schools. Of these, 35 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Chisapani Secondary School, Jaleshwari Secondary School, Singhadevi Secondary School, Shiksha Niketan Autari Secondary School, and Balodaya Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 36
Model School
1
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-834
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.17%
Male Literacy Rate81.92%
Female Literacy Rate64.72%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,016
Male Population5,910
Female Population6,106
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.79
Population in 201115,444
Population Growth Rate-2.41

Geographic Information

Area128.68 sq.km
Population Density93 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,747
Household Size4.37
Households in 20113,175

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