Jhimruk

झिमरुक
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Pyuthan/Rural Municipality: Jhimruk
81.78%
Literacy Rate

Jhimruk Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Pyuthan District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 26,130, comprising 11,631 males (44.5%) and 14,499 females (55.5%), with a literacy rate of 81.78%. Spanning 106.93 square kilometers, Jhimruk Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 244 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), Jhimruk has 51 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 46 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Balbhadra Secondary School, Bal Shikshya Secondary School Okharkot, Shree Satya Secondary School, Shree Janta Secondary School, and Tushara Grade Future Star English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 51
Private
5
Public
46

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-851
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.78%
Male Literacy Rate88.59%
Female Literacy Rate76.49%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)26,130
Male Population11,631
Female Population14,499
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)80.22
Population in 201127,931
Population Growth Rate-0.64

Geographic Information

Area106.93 sq.km
Population Density244 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,534
Household Size4
Households in 20115,868

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