Rainas

राइनास
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Lamjung/Municipality: Rainas
76.07%
Literacy Rate

Rainas Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Lamjung District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 17,402, comprising 8,202 males (47.1%) and 9,200 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 76.07%. Spanning 71.97 square kilometers, Rainas Municipality exhibits the population density of 242 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rainas has 38 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 35 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Saubhagyodaya Secondary School, Shailaputri Secondary School, Bir Bhakti Secondary School, Rainas N' Global Boarding School, and Shishu Vidyashram Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 38
Private
3
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD28
BasicGrades 1-835
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.07%
Male Literacy Rate84.49%
Female Literacy Rate68.71%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,402
Male Population8,202
Female Population9,200
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.15
Population in 201118,527
Population Growth Rate-0.6

Geographic Information

Area71.97 sq.km
Population Density242 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,961
Household Size3.51
Households in 20114,751

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