Mikwakhola

मिक्वाखोला
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Taplejung/Rural Municipality: Mikwakhola
77.68%
Literacy Rate

Mikwakhola 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 7,964, comprising 3,954 males (49.6%) and 4,010 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 77.68%. Spanning 442.96 square kilometers, Mikwakhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 18 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Mikwakhola has 28 schools. Of these, 28 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Moti Secondary School Taplejung, Sanwa Secondary School, Pancheshwari Secondary School, Balden Secondary School, and Shree Singheshwaree Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 28
Public
28

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD25
BasicGrades 1-828
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.68%
Male Literacy Rate83.09%
Female Literacy Rate72.41%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)7,964
Male Population3,954
Female Population4,010
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.6
Population in 20119,160
Population Growth Rate-1.34

Geographic Information

Area442.96 sq.km
Population Density18 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,845
Household Size4.32
Households in 20111,869

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