Purbakhola

पूर्वखोला
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Palpa/Rural Municipality: Purbakhola
81.03%
Literacy Rate

Purbakhola Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Palpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,052, comprising 7,093 males (44.2%) and 8,959 females (55.8%), with a literacy rate of 81.03%. Spanning 138.05 square kilometers, Purbakhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 116 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), Purbakhola has 38 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Udbuddha Secondary School, Ganapati Secondary School, Matribhumi Secondary School, Janamarg Secondary School, and Shambhu Secondary School, Jherudi.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 38
Private
1
Public
37

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD30
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.03%
Male Literacy Rate87.55%
Female Literacy Rate75.99%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,052
Male Population7,093
Female Population8,959
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)79.17
Population in 201119,589
Population Growth Rate-1.91

Geographic Information

Area138.05 sq.km
Population Density116 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,121
Household Size3.9
Households in 20114,085

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