Pauwadungma

पौवादुङमा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Bhojpur/Rural Municipality: Pauwadungma
77.79%
Literacy Rate

Pauwadungma Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bhojpur District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 12,107, comprising 5,843 males (48.3%) and 6,264 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 77.79%. Spanning 118.86 square kilometers, Pauwadungma Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 102 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), Pauwadungma has 34 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 33 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Radha Krishna Secondary School Bhojpur, Pancha Kanya Secondary School Bhojpur, Manedada Secondary School, Sanodumma Secondary School, and Tiwaribhanjyang Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 34
Private
2
Public
32

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD26
BasicGrades 1-833
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.79%
Male Literacy Rate86%
Female Literacy Rate70.16%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)12,107
Male Population5,843
Female Population6,264
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.28
Population in 201115,394
Population Growth Rate-2.31

Geographic Information

Area118.86 sq.km
Population Density102 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,913
Household Size4.16
Households in 20113,280

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