Purbakhola
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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In Purbakhola Rural Municipality
In Palpa District
Institution Statistics
College
Total: 1School
Total: 38School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 30 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 38 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 8 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 7 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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