Kachankawal

कचनकवल
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Rural Municipality: Kachankawal
74%
Literacy Rate

Kachankawal Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 41,317, comprising 19,557 males (47.3%) and 21,760 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 74%. Spanning 109.45 square kilometers, Kachankawal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 377 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), Kachankawal has 51 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Laxmi Prasad Devkota Secondary School, Laxmi Secondary School Baniyani Jhapa, Pathariya Secondary School, Shree Swarnim Shikshya Sadan Secondary School, and Shree Moti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 51
Private
10
Public
32
Religious
9

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-851
SecondaryGrades 9-1216
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74%
Male Literacy Rate82.77%
Female Literacy Rate66.24%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)41,317
Male Population19,557
Female Population21,760
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.88
Population in 201139,538
Population Growth Rate0.42

Geographic Information

Area109.45 sq.km
Population Density377 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,946
Household Size4.15
Households in 20118,742

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