Naukunda

नौकुण्ड
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Rasuwa/Rural Municipality: Naukunda
61.54%
Literacy Rate

Naukunda Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Rasuwa District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 12,344, comprising 6,209 males (50.3%) and 6,135 females (49.7%), with a literacy rate of 61.54%. Spanning 126.99 square kilometers, Naukunda Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 97 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), Naukunda has 27 schools. Of these, 27 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Gosaikunda Secondary School, Nirkubhume Secondary School, Gautam Buddha Secondary School, Dupcheshwari Basic School, and Bageshwari Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 27
Public
27

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD25
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate61.54%
Male Literacy Rate67.69%
Female Literacy Rate55.3%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,344
Male Population6,209
Female Population6,135
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.21
Population in 201111,824
Population Growth Rate0.41

Geographic Information

Area126.99 sq.km
Population Density97 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,794
Household Size4.42
Households in 20112,483

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