Raghuganga

रघुगंगा
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Myagdi/Rural Municipality: Raghuganga
83.49%
Literacy Rate

Raghuganga Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Myagdi District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,114, comprising 6,767 males (47.9%) and 7,347 females (52.1%), with a literacy rate of 83.49%. Spanning 379.0 square kilometers, Raghuganga Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 37 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Raghuganga has 30 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 29 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Muktidham Secondary School, Raghuganga Secondary School, Rakhu North Star English Boarding Basic School, Amar Secondary School, and Gyanodaya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 30
Private
1
Public
29

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-829
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.49%
Male Literacy Rate90.08%
Female Literacy Rate76.67%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,114
Male Population6,767
Female Population7,347
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.11
Population in 201115,753
Population Growth Rate-1.05

Geographic Information

Area379.00 sq.km
Population Density37 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,153
Household Size3.4
Households in 20114,098

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