Rurukshetra

रुरुक्षेत्र
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Gulmi/Rural Municipality: Rurukshetra
82.73%
Literacy Rate

Rurukshetra Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,597, comprising 7,607 males (45.8%) and 8,990 females (54.2%), with a literacy rate of 82.73%. Spanning 67.38 square kilometers, Rurukshetra Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 246 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), Rurukshetra has 41 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 39 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janabodh Secondary School, Ridi Secondary School, Shree Rainbow English Secondary Boarding School, Rastriya Secondary School Gulmi, and Janajyoti Secondary School Rimuwa Gulmi.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
1
Public
2

School

Total: 42
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
39

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD35
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.73%
Male Literacy Rate90.26%
Female Literacy Rate76.44%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,597
Male Population7,607
Female Population8,990
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.62
Population in 201118,581
Population Growth Rate-1.08

Geographic Information

Area67.38 sq.km
Population Density246 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,607
Household Size3.6
Households in 20114,703

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