Kalinchowk

कालिन्चोक
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Dolakha/Rural Municipality: Kalinchowk
72%
Literacy Rate

Kalinchowk Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Dolakha District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,097, comprising 10,269 males (48.7%) and 10,828 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 72%. Spanning 132.49 square kilometers, Kalinchowk Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 159 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kalinchowk has 53 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kalinag Secondary School Dolakha, Lapilang Secondary School, Nikobhume Secondary School, Kalinag Secondary School, and Divyashwori Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 55
Model School
1
Private
3
Public
50
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD44
BasicGrades 1-848
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72%
Male Literacy Rate79.03%
Female Literacy Rate65.42%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,097
Male Population10,269
Female Population10,828
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.84
Population in 201122,954
Population Growth Rate-0.81

Geographic Information

Area132.49 sq.km
Population Density159 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,151
Household Size3.43
Households in 20115,457

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