Mahawai

महावै
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Kalikot/Rural Municipality: Mahawai
73.07%
Literacy Rate

Mahawai Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 8,177, comprising 4,049 males (49.5%) and 4,128 females (50.5%), with a literacy rate of 73.07%. Spanning 322.07 square kilometers, Mahawai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 25 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), Mahawai has 16 schools. Of these, 16 are public. The breakdown includes 15 pre-schools, 14 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Tila Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, Shree Ram Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School, and Tribeni Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 16
Public
16

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD15
BasicGrades 1-814
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.07%
Male Literacy Rate82.15%
Female Literacy Rate64.28%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)8,177
Male Population4,049
Female Population4,128
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.09
Population in 20118,323
Population Growth Rate-0.17

Geographic Information

Area322.07 sq.km
Population Density25 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,615
Household Size5.06
Households in 20111,447

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