Annapurna

अन्नपूर्ण
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Kaski/Rural Municipality: Annapurna
79.23%
Literacy Rate

Annapurna Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Kaski District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 22,099, comprising 10,686 males (48.4%) and 11,413 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 79.23%. Spanning 417.73 square kilometers, Annapurna Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 53 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Annapurna has 53 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 52 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Morning Star Awasiya Secondary School, Bal Mandir Secondary School, Shree Meshram Baraha Secondary School, Machhapuchhre Secondary School, and Abhiman Memorial Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 54
Model School
1
Private
3
Public
49
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-852
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.23%
Male Literacy Rate86.82%
Female Literacy Rate72.23%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)22,099
Male Population10,686
Female Population11,413
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.63
Population in 201123,417
Population Growth Rate-0.56

Geographic Information

Area417.73 sq.km
Population Density53 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,049
Household Size3.65
Households in 20116,029

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