Rawa Besi

रावा बेसी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Rural Municipality: Rawa Besi
73.45%
Literacy Rate

Rawa Besi Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Khotang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,199, comprising 5,388 males (48.1%) and 5,811 females (51.9%), with a literacy rate of 73.45%. Spanning 97.44 square kilometers, Rawa Besi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 115 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), Rawa Besi has 26 schools. Of these, 26 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Vishwajyoti Secondary School, Deurali Secondary School Khotang, Sharada Secondary School Khotang, Sarada Secondary School, and Kalika Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 27
Public
26
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD20
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.45%
Male Literacy Rate81.02%
Female Literacy Rate66.45%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)11,199
Male Population5,388
Female Population5,811
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.72
Population in 201113,369
Population Growth Rate-1.7

Geographic Information

Area97.44 sq.km
Population Density115 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,715
Household Size4.12
Households in 20112,793

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