Khandadevi

खाँडादेवी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Ramechhap/Rural Municipality: Khandadevi
62.16%
Literacy Rate

Khandadevi Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Ramechhap District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 19,312, comprising 8,995 males (46.6%) and 10,317 females (53.4%), with a literacy rate of 62.16%. Spanning 150.7 square kilometers, Khandadevi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 128 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Khandadevi has 50 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Prayageshwor Secondary School, Shree Secondary School Rakathum, Krishna Secondary School Ramechhap, Bhimeshwar Prasun Kandel Secondary School, and Buddha Bhawani Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 52
Model School
1
Private
1
Public
49
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-848
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.16%
Male Literacy Rate72.24%
Female Literacy Rate53.5%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)19,312
Male Population8,995
Female Population10,317
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.19
Population in 201125,761
Population Growth Rate-2.77

Geographic Information

Area150.70 sq.km
Population Density128 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,501
Household Size3.51
Households in 20115,372

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