Rishing

Rishing Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Tanahun District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,918, comprising 8,208 males (45.8%) and 9,710 females (54.2%), with a literacy rate of 71.59%. Spanning 215.0 square kilometers, Rishing Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 83 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), Rishing has 42 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 41 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Shukla Secondary School, Shiva Saraswati Secondary School, Shahid Ganga Secondary School, Mahendrodaya Secondary School, and Bal Bikash Secondary School.