Rong

रोङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Ilam/Rural Municipality: Rong
81.5%
Literacy Rate

Rong Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Ilam District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,367, comprising 8,690 males (50.0%) and 8,677 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 81.5%. Spanning 155.06 square kilometers, Rong Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 112 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), Rong has 31 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 30 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shidda Devi Bidhya Mandir, Shantipur Secondary School, Shashi Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School, and Uma Maheshwar Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 32
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
29

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-830
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.5%
Male Literacy Rate87.08%
Female Literacy Rate75.94%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,367
Male Population8,690
Female Population8,677
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.15
Population in 201119,135
Population Growth Rate-0.93

Geographic Information

Area155.06 sq.km
Population Density112 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,537
Household Size3.83
Households in 20114,351

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