Letang

लेटाङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Municipality: Letang
82.46%
Literacy Rate

Letang Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 38,152, comprising 18,038 males (47.3%) and 20,114 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 82.46%. Spanning 219.22 square kilometers, Letang Municipality exhibits the population density of 174 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), Letang has 57 schools. Of these, 19 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 51 pre-schools, 47 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shanti Bhagawati Secondary School, Letang Green Valley Academy, Laxmi Secondary School Letang, Sikshya Bikash Secondary School, and Nobel Education And Development Foundation.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 57
Private
19
Public
37
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD51
BasicGrades 1-847
SecondaryGrades 9-1220
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.46%
Male Literacy Rate88.2%
Female Literacy Rate77.37%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)38,152
Male Population18,038
Female Population20,114
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.68
Population in 201132,053
Population Growth Rate1.67

Geographic Information

Area219.22 sq.km
Population Density174 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,357
Household Size4.08
Households in 20117,339

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