Nashon

नाशोङ
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Manang/Rural Municipality: Nashon
77.96%
Literacy Rate

Nashon Rural Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities in Manang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 1,671, comprising 828 males (49.6%) and 843 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 77.96%. Spanning 709.58 square kilometers, Nashon Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 2 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), Nashon has 10 schools. Of these, 10 are public. The breakdown includes 9 pre-schools, 2 basic schools, and 1 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Prakash Jyoti Secondary School, Bhanu Secondary School, Himjyoti Basic School, Marsyangdi Basic School, and Pashupati Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 10
Public
10

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD9
BasicGrades 1-82
SecondaryGrades 9-121
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.96%
Male Literacy Rate85.55%
Female Literacy Rate70.51%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)1,671
Male Population828
Female Population843
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.22
Population in 20111,938
Population Growth Rate-1.42

Geographic Information

Area709.58 sq.km
Population Density2 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)471
Household Size3.55
Households in 2011454

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