Kaike

काईके
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dolpa/Rural Municipality: Kaike
58.77%
Literacy Rate

Kaike Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Dolpa District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 3,965, comprising 1,852 males (46.7%) and 2,113 females (53.3%), with a literacy rate of 58.77%. Spanning 466.6 square kilometers, Kaike Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 8 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), Kaike has 12 schools. Of these, 12 are public. The breakdown includes 6 pre-schools, 12 basic schools, and 1 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Araniko Secondary School Kaike, Bheri Basic School, Bhakti Thapa Basic School, Sahid Ganga Lal Basic School, and Puthadev Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 12
Public
12

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD6
BasicGrades 1-812
SecondaryGrades 9-121
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate58.77%
Male Literacy Rate70.67%
Female Literacy Rate48.28%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)3,965
Male Population1,852
Female Population2,113
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.65
Population in 20113,576
Population Growth Rate0.99

Geographic Information

Area466.60 sq.km
Population Density8 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)916
Household Size4.33
Households in 2011780

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