Kumakh

कुमाख
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Salyan/Rural Municipality: Kumakh
74.98%
Literacy Rate

Kumakh Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Salyan District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,859, comprising 12,094 males (48.7%) and 12,765 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 74.98%. Spanning 177.28 square kilometers, Kumakh Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 140 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), Kumakh has 50 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 45 pre-schools, 50 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Mahendra Secondary School, Kumakh- 7 Jimali Salyan, Narayan Secondary School, Rumalgaun, Kumakh-2 Salyan, Janata Secondary School, Kumakh-3, Ragechaur, Salyan, Shree Buddha Janakalyan Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, and Saraswati Secondary School, Jharkanda, Kumakh-5 Salyan.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 50
Private
4
Public
45
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-850
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.98%
Male Literacy Rate82.63%
Female Literacy Rate67.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,859
Male Population12,094
Female Population12,765
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.74
Population in 201124,972
Population Growth Rate-0.04

Geographic Information

Area177.28 sq.km
Population Density140 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,491
Household Size4.53
Households in 20114,745

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