Kawasoti

कावासोती
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Nawalpur/Municipality: Kawasoti
84.7%
Literacy Rate

Kawasoti Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Nawalpur District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 86,821, comprising 40,523 males (46.7%) and 46,298 females (53.3%), with a literacy rate of 84.7%. Spanning 108.34 square kilometers, Kawasoti Municipality exhibits the population density of 801 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 17 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kawasoti has 66 schools. Of these, 26 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 52 pre-schools, 62 basic schools, and 27 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Siddhartha Boarding Secondary School Kawasoti, Shiva Secondary School Kawasoti, Nawalpur Academy, Saraswati Secondary School, and Tribhuwan Bal Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
4

School

Total: 66
Private
26
Public
38
Other
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD52
BasicGrades 1-862
SecondaryGrades 9-1227
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.7%
Male Literacy Rate90.6%
Female Literacy Rate79.66%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)86,821
Male Population40,523
Female Population46,298
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.53
Population in 201162,421
Population Growth Rate3.17

Geographic Information

Area108.34 sq.km
Population Density801 per sq.km
Number of Wards17

Household Information

Total Households (2021)22,166
Household Size3.92
Households in 201114,104

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