Melauli

मेलौली
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Baitadi/Municipality: Melauli
79.32%
Literacy Rate

Melauli Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 20,658, comprising 9,501 males (46.0%) and 11,157 females (54.0%), with a literacy rate of 79.32%. Spanning 119.43 square kilometers, Melauli Municipality exhibits the population density of 173 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Melauli has 48 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Manilek Secondary School, Durga Secondary School Baitadi, Kamalpur Secondary School Kotigaun, Bijayapur Secondary School, and Dharma Ghar Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 48
Private
3
Public
45

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-848
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.32%
Male Literacy Rate91.86%
Female Literacy Rate68.9%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)20,658
Male Population9,501
Female Population11,157
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.16
Population in 201122,545
Population Growth Rate-0.84

Geographic Information

Area119.43 sq.km
Population Density173 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,536
Household Size4.55
Households in 20113,947

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