Paiyun

पैयूं
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Parbat/Rural Municipality: Paiyun
81.21%
Literacy Rate

Paiyun Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Parbat District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 12,725, comprising 5,929 males (46.6%) and 6,796 females (53.4%), with a literacy rate of 81.21%. Spanning 42.65 square kilometers, Paiyun Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 298 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Paiyun has 20 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 18 are public. The breakdown includes 14 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janasewa Sanskrit Secondary School, Shabda Chintan English Boarding School, Parbat English Boarding School, Palusthan Secondary School, and Taklak Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 20
Private
2
Public
18

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD14
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.21%
Male Literacy Rate88.4%
Female Literacy Rate75.08%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,725
Male Population5,929
Female Population6,796
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.24
Population in 201115,381
Population Growth Rate-1.82

Geographic Information

Area42.65 sq.km
Population Density298 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,268
Household Size3.89
Households in 20113,294

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