Kushma

कुश्मा
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Parbat/Municipality: Kushma
81.56%
Literacy Rate

Kushma Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Parbat District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 38,101, comprising 17,853 males (46.9%) and 20,248 females (53.1%), with a literacy rate of 81.56%. Spanning 93.18 square kilometers, Kushma Municipality exhibits the population density of 409 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kushma has 78 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 67 are public. The breakdown includes 62 pre-schools, 73 basic schools, and 25 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 11 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Namuna Secondary Boarding School English Boarding School, Kali Gandaki Academy, Narayan Secondary School Parbat, Adarsha English Boarding Secondary School, and Parbat Gurukul Academy.

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: 78
Private
11
Public
67

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD62
BasicGrades 1-873
SecondaryGrades 9-1225
+2Grades 11-1211

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.56%
Male Literacy Rate89.24%
Female Literacy Rate74.92%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)38,101
Male Population17,853
Female Population20,248
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.17
Population in 201139,600
Population Growth Rate-0.37

Geographic Information

Area93.18 sq.km
Population Density409 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,962
Household Size3.48
Households in 201110,311

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