Molung

मोलुङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Okhaldhunga/Rural Municipality: Molung
73.85%
Literacy Rate

Molung Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,440, comprising 8,027 males (48.8%) and 8,413 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 73.85%. Spanning 112.0 square kilometers, Molung Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 147 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Molung has 38 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shivaduti Secondary School, Baruneshwor Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, Jeevan Pradip Secondary School Harkapur, and Champadevi English Boarding 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: 38
Private
3
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.85%
Male Literacy Rate80.74%
Female Literacy Rate67.39%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,440
Male Population8,027
Female Population8,413
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.41
Population in 201116,241
Population Growth Rate0.12

Geographic Information

Area112.00 sq.km
Population Density147 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,069
Household Size4.04
Households in 20113,669

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