Khotehang

खोटेहाङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Rural Municipality: Khotehang
75.07%
Literacy Rate

Khotehang 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 16,846, comprising 8,260 males (49.0%) and 8,586 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 75.07%. Spanning 164.09 square kilometers, Khotehang Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 103 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), Khotehang has 49 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 48 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sawakali Secondary School, Simpani Secondary School, Indrenipokhari Secondary School, Bhasha Secondary School, and Bina Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 49
Private
1
Public
48

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD44
BasicGrades 1-848
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.07%
Male Literacy Rate83.43%
Female Literacy Rate67.04%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,846
Male Population8,260
Female Population8,586
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.2
Population in 201122,474
Population Growth Rate-2.77

Geographic Information

Area164.09 sq.km
Population Density103 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,115
Household Size4.09
Households in 20114,703

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