Jwalamukhi

ज्वालामूखी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Dhading/Rural Municipality: Jwalamukhi
67.26%
Literacy Rate

Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Dhading District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,338, comprising 9,982 males (46.8%) and 11,356 females (53.2%), with a literacy rate of 67.26%. Spanning 114.04 square kilometers, Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 187 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Jwalamukhi has 34 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 33 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sanskrit and General Secondary School Dhading, Baraha Kalika Secondary School, Shami Bhanjyang Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, and Salbas Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 35
Private
1
Public
33
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-833
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.26%
Male Literacy Rate74.95%
Female Literacy Rate60.63%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,338
Male Population9,982
Female Population11,356
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.9
Population in 201123,966
Population Growth Rate-1.11

Geographic Information

Area114.04 sq.km
Population Density187 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,079
Household Size3.51
Households in 20115,730

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