Kapurkot

कपुरकोट
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Salyan/Rural Municipality: Kapurkot
79.75%
Literacy Rate

Kapurkot Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Salyan District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,526, comprising 8,369 males (47.8%) and 9,157 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 79.75%. Spanning 119.21 square kilometers, Kapurkot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 147 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kapurkot has 28 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 24 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 27 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Jivan Jyoti Secondary School Salyan, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School Kimuchaur Salyan, Blue Diamond English Boarding School, Bhawani Secondary School, and Namuna Balbikash Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 29
Model School
1
Private
4
Public
24

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD26
BasicGrades 1-827
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.75%
Male Literacy Rate86.28%
Female Literacy Rate73.89%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,526
Male Population8,369
Female Population9,157
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.39
Population in 201118,204
Population Growth Rate-0.36

Geographic Information

Area119.21 sq.km
Population Density147 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,974
Household Size4.41
Households in 20113,657

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