Lomanthang

लोमन्थाङ
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Mustang/Rural Municipality: Lomanthang
47.15%
Literacy Rate

Lomanthang Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Mustang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 1,430, comprising 643 males (45.0%) and 787 females (55.0%), with a literacy rate of 47.15%. Spanning 727.0 square kilometers, Lomanthang Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 2 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Lomanthang has 7 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 3 are public. The breakdown includes 4 pre-schools, 5 basic schools, and 1 secondary schools.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Chhonhup Jinju Basic School, Dibya Deep Secondary School, Rastriya Basic School, Lo Kun Phen Medical School, and Manjushree Gumba Bidhayalaya.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 7
Private
1
Public
3
Religious
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD4
BasicGrades 1-85
SecondaryGrades 9-121
+2Grades 11-120

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate47.15%
Male Literacy Rate57.99%
Female Literacy Rate38.5%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)1,430
Male Population643
Female Population787
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)81.7
Population in 20111,899
Population Growth Rate-2.72

Geographic Information

Area727.00 sq.km
Population Density2 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)488
Household Size2.93
Households in 2011532

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