Marma

मार्मा
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Darchula/Rural Municipality: Marma
77.08%
Literacy Rate

Marma Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,124, comprising 7,232 males (47.8%) and 7,892 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 77.08%. Spanning 208.06 square kilometers, Marma Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 73 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), Marma has 46 schools. Of these, 46 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Latinath Secondary School Raskot, Shree Lambagar Basic School Marma-2, Darchula, Shree Durgeshwary Secondary School Gholjar, Tapoban Secondary School, and Shree Salledhar Secondary School.

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: 47
Public
46
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-123
School Level Distribution5050404030302020101000324583Pre-schoolPre-schoolBasicBasicSecondarySecondaryPlus-2Plus-2

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.08%
Male Literacy Rate85.51%
Female Literacy Rate69.54%
Literacy Rate by Gender10010080806060404020200085.5169.5477.08MaleMaleFemaleFemaleOverallOverall

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,124
Male Population7,232
Female Population7,892
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.64
Population in 201114,956
Population Growth Rate0.11
Population Trend (2011-2021)15,15015,15015,10015,10015,05015,05015,00015,00014,95014,95014,95615,1242011201120212021
47.8%52.2%Gender Distribution
Male
Female

Geographic Information

Area208.06 sq.km
Population Density73 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,025
Household Size5
Households in 20112,508

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