Junichande

जुनीचाँदे
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Jajarkot/Rural Municipality: Junichande
72.97%
Literacy Rate

Junichande Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 23,771, comprising 11,835 males (49.8%) and 11,936 females (50.2%), with a literacy rate of 72.97%. Spanning 346.21 square kilometers, Junichande Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 69 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Junichande has 65 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 64 are public. The breakdown includes 62 pre-schools, 64 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Panchala Secondary School, Bhairab Secondary School, Adarsha Secondary School Luhadah, Narayan Chaur Secondary School, and Bhanubhakta Himalaya Ma .Vi.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 65
Private
1
Public
64

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD62
BasicGrades 1-864
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.97%
Male Literacy Rate77.76%
Female Literacy Rate68.28%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)23,771
Male Population11,835
Female Population11,936
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.15
Population in 201121,733
Population Growth Rate0.86

Geographic Information

Area346.21 sq.km
Population Density69 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,296
Household Size5.53
Households in 20113,774

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