Maiwakhola

मैवाखोला
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Taplejung/Rural Municipality: Maiwakhola
79.87%
Literacy Rate

Maiwakhola Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Taplejung District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,213, comprising 5,153 males (50.5%) and 5,060 females (49.5%), with a literacy rate of 79.87%. Spanning 138.0 square kilometers, Maiwakhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 74 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Maiwakhola has 29 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 21 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Narayani Secondary School Taplejung, Janakalyan Secondary School, Maiwa Khola Secondary School, Patidanda Secondary School, and Mahendra Secondary School Taplejung.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 30
Model School
1
Private
1
Public
28

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD21
BasicGrades 1-828
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.87%
Male Literacy Rate85.41%
Female Literacy Rate74.18%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,213
Male Population5,153
Female Population5,060
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.84
Population in 201111,037
Population Growth Rate-0.74

Geographic Information

Area138.00 sq.km
Population Density74 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,249
Household Size4.54
Households in 20112,194

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