Phaktanglung

फक्ताङलुङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Taplejung/Rural Municipality: Phaktanglung
78.67%
Literacy Rate

Phaktanglung Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Taplejung District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,791, comprising 6,088 males (51.6%) and 5,703 females (48.4%), with a literacy rate of 78.67%. Spanning 1858.51 square kilometers, Phaktanglung Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 6 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), Phaktanglung has 40 schools. Of these, 40 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sinwa Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School Lelep Taplejung, Khejenim Secondary School, Parwati Secondary School, and Rabikala Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 40
Public
40

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate78.67%
Male Literacy Rate84.69%
Female Literacy Rate72.31%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)11,791
Male Population6,088
Female Population5,703
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)106.75
Population in 201112,017
Population Growth Rate-0.18

Geographic Information

Area1858.51 sq.km
Population Density6 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,832
Household Size4.16
Households in 20112,525

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