Panchkhapan

पाँचखपन
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sankhuwasabha/Municipality: Panchkhapan
78.42%
Literacy Rate

Panchkhapan Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 16,348, comprising 8,029 males (49.1%) and 8,319 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 78.42%. Spanning 148.03 square kilometers, Panchkhapan Municipality exhibits the population density of 110 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), Panchkhapan has 41 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Wana Secondary School, Singheshwori Secondary School Chungkhurung, Jaljala Secondary School, Khaptuwa Secondary School, and Shiva Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 41
Private
1
Public
40

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate78.42%
Male Literacy Rate85.01%
Female Literacy Rate72.14%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,348
Male Population8,029
Female Population8,319
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.51
Population in 201117,521
Population Growth Rate-0.67

Geographic Information

Area148.03 sq.km
Population Density110 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,000
Household Size4.09
Households in 20113,634

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