Pancheshwar

पञ्चेश्वर
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Baitadi/Rural Municipality: Pancheshwar
76.26%
Literacy Rate

Pancheshwar Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,796, comprising 8,160 males (45.9%) and 9,636 females (54.1%), with a literacy rate of 76.26%. Spanning 120.41 square kilometers, Pancheshwar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 148 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), Pancheshwar has 33 schools. Of these, 33 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 33 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Dugrikhan Secondary School, Devthala Secondary School, Kulau Secondary School Baitadi, Jayapur Secondary School, and Jabalpur Secondary School Baitadi.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 33
Public
33

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD20
BasicGrades 1-833
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.26%
Male Literacy Rate87.84%
Female Literacy Rate66.77%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,796
Male Population8,160
Female Population9,636
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.68
Population in 201118,766
Population Growth Rate-0.51

Geographic Information

Area120.41 sq.km
Population Density148 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,574
Household Size4.98
Households in 20113,312

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