Pachaljharana

Pachaljharana Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,687, comprising 6,900 males (50.4%) and 6,787 females (49.6%), with a literacy rate of 71.47%. Spanning 166.92 square kilometers, Pachaljharana Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 82 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), Pachaljharana has 36 schools. Of these, 36 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 29 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Pangeli Devi Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, Shree Saraswati Secondary School siku Kalikot, and Janata Secondary School, Khardu.