Khandbari

खाँदवारी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sankhuwasabha/Municipality: Khandbari
83.6%
Literacy Rate

Khandbari Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 35,565, comprising 17,356 males (48.8%) and 18,209 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 83.6%. Spanning 122.78 square kilometers, Khandbari Municipality exhibits the population density of 290 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), Khandbari has 43 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Manakamana Ratna Ambika Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School Khandbari, Mahendra Secondary School Khandbari, Surya Secondary Boarding School Khandbari, and Arun Valley Public School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
3

School

Total: 45
Model School
1
Private
11
Public
32
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-842
SecondaryGrades 9-1219
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.6%
Male Literacy Rate89.79%
Female Literacy Rate77.78%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)35,565
Male Population17,356
Female Population18,209
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.32
Population in 201131,177
Population Growth Rate1.26

Geographic Information

Area122.78 sq.km
Population Density290 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,309
Household Size3.82
Households in 20117,446

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