Narayan

नारायण
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dailekh/Municipality: Narayan
77.96%
Literacy Rate

Narayan Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 26,111, comprising 12,205 males (46.7%) and 13,906 females (53.3%), with a literacy rate of 77.96%. Spanning 110.63 square kilometers, Narayan Municipality exhibits the population density of 236 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Narayan has 47 schools. Of these, 8 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Tribhuvan Namuna Secondary School Dailekh, Shree Phoolbari Vidhya Mandir, Mahendra Secondary School Dailekh, Dailekh Model School, and Basanta 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
Private
8
Public
37
Religious
1
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-844
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.96%
Male Literacy Rate86.03%
Female Literacy Rate71.08%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)26,111
Male Population12,205
Female Population13,906
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.77
Population in 201127,037
Population Growth Rate-0.33

Geographic Information

Area110.63 sq.km
Population Density236 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,504
Household Size4.01
Households in 20115,791

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