Kalika

कालिका
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Rasuwa/Rural Municipality: Kalika
71.86%
Literacy Rate

Kalika Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Rasuwa District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,115, comprising 5,021 males (49.6%) and 5,094 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 71.86%. Spanning 192.54 square kilometers, Kalika Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 53 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kalika has 18 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 15 are public. The breakdown includes 11 pre-schools, 18 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kalika Himalaya Secondary School Rasuwa, Setibhume Secondary School, Nilkantha Namuna Secondary School, North Pole Boarding School, and Grang Aadharbhut Bidhyalaya.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 19
Model School
1
Private
3
Public
15

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD11
BasicGrades 1-818
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.86%
Male Literacy Rate77.74%
Female Literacy Rate66.09%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,115
Male Population5,021
Female Population5,094
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.57
Population in 20119,421
Population Growth Rate0.68

Geographic Information

Area192.54 sq.km
Population Density53 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,447
Household Size4.13
Households in 20112,089

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