Mahakulung

माहाकुलुङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Solukhumbu/Rural Municipality: Mahakulung
79.14%
Literacy Rate

Mahakulung Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,847, comprising 5,870 males (49.5%) and 5,977 females (50.5%), with a literacy rate of 79.14%. Spanning 648.05 square kilometers, Mahakulung Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 18 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), Mahakulung has 20 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 19 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Chheskam Secondary School, Sagarmatha Secondary School, Gudel Secondary School, Basuki Basic School, and Janasudhar Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 20
Private
1
Public
19

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD19
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.14%
Male Literacy Rate85.14%
Female Literacy Rate73.26%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)11,847
Male Population5,870
Female Population5,977
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.21
Population in 201111,452
Population Growth Rate0.33

Geographic Information

Area648.05 sq.km
Population Density18 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,912
Household Size4.07
Households in 20112,450

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