Kamal

कमल
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Rural Municipality: Kamal
83.5%
Literacy Rate

Kamal 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 53,894, comprising 25,426 males (47.2%) and 28,468 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 83.5%. Spanning 104.57 square kilometers, Kamal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 515 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), Kamal has 39 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 21 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 21 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Mangalmaya Secondary School, Shree Saraswati Secondary School, Niharika English Boarding School, Smarika Samudayik Boarding School, and Star English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 39
Private
16
Public
21
Religious
1
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD25
BasicGrades 1-839
SecondaryGrades 9-1221
+2Grades 11-1210

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.5%
Male Literacy Rate89.21%
Female Literacy Rate78.47%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)53,894
Male Population25,426
Female Population28,468
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.31
Population in 201144,365
Population Growth Rate1.87

Geographic Information

Area104.57 sq.km
Population Density515 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,165
Household Size4.09
Households in 201110,256

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