Putha Uttarganga

पुथा उत्तरगंगा
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Eastern Rukum/Rural Municipality: Putha Uttarganga
67.74%
Literacy Rate

Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality is one of the 3 municipalities in Eastern Rukum District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,308, comprising 8,979 males (49.0%) and 9,329 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 67.74%. Spanning 560.34 square kilometers, Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 33 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Putha Uttarganga has 56 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 55 are public. The breakdown includes 52 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Putha Himalaya Secondary School Maikot, Mahendra Secondary School Takasera, Siddha Mandali Secondary School, Rangsi, Deurali Secondary School, and Parwat Secondary School Kol Rukum.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 56
Private
1
Public
55

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD52
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.74%
Male Literacy Rate75.47%
Female Literacy Rate60.39%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,308
Male Population8,979
Female Population9,329
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.25
Population in 201117,932
Population Growth Rate0.2

Geographic Information

Area560.34 sq.km
Population Density33 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,368
Household Size4.19
Households in 20113,861

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