Phalgunanda

फाल्गुनन्द
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Panchthar/Rural Municipality: Phalgunanda
80.85%
Literacy Rate

Phalgunanda Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Panchthar District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,289, comprising 10,407 males (48.9%) and 10,882 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 80.85%. Spanning 107.52 square kilometers, Phalgunanda Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 198 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), Phalgunanda has 45 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Ghurbise Panchami Secondary School, Jay Narayan Adarsha Secondary School, Pathibhara English Boarding School, Satyahangma Secondary School, and Siddhadevi Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 47
Model School
1
Private
5
Public
40
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.85%
Male Literacy Rate88.04%
Female Literacy Rate73.98%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,289
Male Population10,407
Female Population10,882
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.63
Population in 201124,060
Population Growth Rate-1.17

Geographic Information

Area107.52 sq.km
Population Density198 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,278
Household Size4.03
Households in 20115,162

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