Sakela

साकेला
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Rural Municipality: Sakela
79.32%
Literacy Rate

Sakela 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 9,623, comprising 4,825 males (50.1%) and 4,798 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 79.32%. Spanning 79.99 square kilometers, Sakela Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 120 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), Sakela has 28 schools. Of these, 28 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Saraswati Secondary School, Balbalika Secondary School, Radhakrishna Secondary School Khotang, Sakela Secondary School, and Chandeshwori Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 29
Public
28
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD20
BasicGrades 1-828
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.32%
Male Literacy Rate86.94%
Female Literacy Rate71.75%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)9,623
Male Population4,825
Female Population4,798
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.56
Population in 201111,594
Population Growth Rate-1.79

Geographic Information

Area79.99 sq.km
Population Density120 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,299
Household Size4.19
Households in 20112,408

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