Masta

मष्टा
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Bajhang/Rural Municipality: Masta
68.39%
Literacy Rate

Masta Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Bajhang District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,265, comprising 6,115 males (46.1%) and 7,150 females (53.9%), with a literacy rate of 68.39%. Spanning 109.24 square kilometers, Masta Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 121 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), Masta has 34 schools. Of these, 34 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kulmastajan Secondary School, Shree Mashta Basic School Tuti, Saraswati Bidya Mandir Secondary School Ranada, Malika Basic School Daya, and Bhawani Basic School Badegaun.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 35
Model School
1
Public
34

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-834
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate68.39%
Male Literacy Rate79.71%
Female Literacy Rate58.93%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)13,265
Male Population6,115
Female Population7,150
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.52
Population in 201114,951
Population Growth Rate-1.15

Geographic Information

Area109.24 sq.km
Population Density121 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,545
Household Size5.21
Households in 20112,456

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