Kanchan

कन्चन
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rupandehi/Rural Municipality: Kanchan
83.05%
Literacy Rate

Kanchan Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 42,528, comprising 19,408 males (45.6%) and 23,120 females (54.4%), with a literacy rate of 83.05%. Spanning 58.51 square kilometers, Kanchan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 727 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kanchan has 29 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 29 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Buddha Deep English Boarding Secondary School, Pragati Secondary School, Lumbini Gyan Niketan Secondary School, Rudrapur Secondary School, and Haraiya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 30
Model School
1
Private
10
Public
19

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD20
BasicGrades 1-829
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.05%
Male Literacy Rate89.76%
Female Literacy Rate77.56%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)42,528
Male Population19,408
Female Population23,120
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)83.94
Population in 201133,072
Population Growth Rate2.41

Geographic Information

Area58.51 sq.km
Population Density727 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,440
Household Size4.07
Households in 20117,084

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