Kepilasgadhi

केपिलासगढी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Rural Municipality: Kepilasgadhi
75.02%
Literacy Rate

Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Khotang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,231, comprising 6,535 males (49.4%) and 6,696 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 75.02%. Spanning 191.55 square kilometers, Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 69 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), Kepilasgadhi has 39 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Prithivi Secondary School Baksila Khotang, Surya Secondary School, Tharpu Danda Secondary School, Sunshine English Boarding School, and Jalapa Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 39
Private
2
Public
37

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-839
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.02%
Male Literacy Rate81.75%
Female Literacy Rate68.46%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)13,231
Male Population6,535
Female Population6,696
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.6
Population in 201115,288
Population Growth Rate-1.39

Geographic Information

Area191.55 sq.km
Population Density69 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,318
Household Size3.99
Households in 20113,347

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