Naugad

नौगाड
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Darchula/Rural Municipality: Naugad
74.21%
Literacy Rate

Naugad Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,528, comprising 7,498 males (48.3%) and 8,030 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.21%. Spanning 180.27 square kilometers, Naugad Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 86 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Naugad has 48 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Ganesh Vinayak Secondary School, Janahit Secondary School, Latinath Secondary School Khar Darchula, Kedareshwori Secondary School, and Samaiji Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 50
Private
3
Public
45
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.21%
Male Literacy Rate84.22%
Female Literacy Rate65.04%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,528
Male Population7,498
Female Population8,030
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.37
Population in 201115,874
Population Growth Rate-0.21

Geographic Information

Area180.27 sq.km
Population Density86 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,975
Household Size5.22
Households in 20112,616

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