Phikkal

फिक्कल
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Sindhuli/Rural Municipality: Phikkal
75.25%
Literacy Rate

Phikkal Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Sindhuli District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,910, comprising 7,787 males (48.9%) and 8,123 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 75.25%. Spanning 186.06 square kilometers, Phikkal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 86 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), Phikkal has 51 schools. Of these, 51 are public. The breakdown includes 48 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Secondary School Mahadevdada, Shree Prakasodaya Secondary School Kholagaun Khurahari, Shree Secondary School Saluke, Shree Secondary School Sumnam Suntale Chandibhanjyang, and Phikkal Secondary School Solpabhanjyang.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 52
Public
51
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD48
BasicGrades 1-851
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.25%
Male Literacy Rate80.81%
Female Literacy Rate70%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,910
Male Population7,787
Female Population8,123
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.86
Population in 201116,968
Population Growth Rate-0.62

Geographic Information

Area186.06 sq.km
Population Density86 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,436
Household Size4.63
Households in 20113,035

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