Panini

Panini Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Arghakhanchi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 22,291, comprising 10,000 males (44.9%) and 12,291 females (55.1%), with a literacy rate of 79.88%. Spanning 151.42 square kilometers, Panini Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 147 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Panini has 65 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 57 are public. The breakdown includes 54 pre-schools, 63 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Vidhya Vinod Secondary School, Dyaurali Secondary School, Kamala Secondary School, Siddha Secondary School, and Harihar Sanskrit and General Secondary School.