Phedikhola

फेदीखोला
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Syangja/Rural Municipality: Phedikhola
80.7%
Literacy Rate

Phedikhola Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Syangja District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,899, comprising 5,012 males (46.0%) and 5,887 females (54.0%), with a literacy rate of 80.7%. Spanning 56.73 square kilometers, Phedikhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 192 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Phedikhola has 29 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 25 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Siddhartha Secondary School Syangja, Little Flower English Boarding School, Swabhiman English Boarding School, Chandidanda Secondary School, and Jana Adarsha Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 30
Private
4
Public
25
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-825
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.7%
Male Literacy Rate90.14%
Female Literacy Rate72.84%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,899
Male Population5,012
Female Population5,887
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.14
Population in 201112,341
Population Growth Rate-1.19

Geographic Information

Area56.73 sq.km
Population Density192 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,165
Household Size3.44
Households in 20113,254

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