Khajura

खजुरा
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Banke/Rural Municipality: Khajura
75.27%
Literacy Rate

Khajura Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Banke District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 62,789, comprising 29,579 males (47.1%) and 33,210 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 75.27%. Spanning 101.91 square kilometers, Khajura Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 616 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Khajura has 68 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 47 pre-schools, 68 basic schools, and 26 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Gyanodaya Model Secondary School Khajura, Bhanu Secondary School, Janata Secondary School Santakuti Nepalgunj, Janasewa Secondary School Puraina, Gijara, and Deepak E M H School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
1
Private
1
Public
1

School

Total: 70
Model School
1
Private
22
Public
31
Religious
15
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD47
BasicGrades 1-868
SecondaryGrades 9-1226
+2Grades 11-1210

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.27%
Male Literacy Rate82.34%
Female Literacy Rate69.14%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)62,789
Male Population29,579
Female Population33,210
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.07
Population in 201150,961
Population Growth Rate2

Geographic Information

Area101.91 sq.km
Population Density616 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,706
Household Size4.58
Households in 201110,288

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