Kakani

ककनी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Nuwakot/Rural Municipality: Kakani
69.29%
Literacy Rate

Kakani Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,504, comprising 12,087 males (49.3%) and 12,417 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 69.29%. Spanning 87.97 square kilometers, Kakani Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 279 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), Kakani has 41 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhawani Secondary School Nuwakot, Mukundeshwari Secondary School, Shivalaya Secondary School, Kauledevi Kakani Brighter Secondary School, and Navajiban Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 42
Model School
1
Private
1
Public
40

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-839
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.29%
Male Literacy Rate78.27%
Female Literacy Rate60.66%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,504
Male Population12,087
Female Population12,417
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.34
Population in 201126,263
Population Growth Rate-0.67

Geographic Information

Area87.97 sq.km
Population Density279 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,312
Household Size3.88
Households in 20115,183

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