Sandhikharka

सन्धिखर्क
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Arghakhanchi/Municipality: Sandhikharka
84.5%
Literacy Rate

Sandhikharka Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Arghakhanchi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 42,492, comprising 19,490 males (45.9%) and 23,002 females (54.1%), with a literacy rate of 84.5%. Spanning 129.42 square kilometers, Sandhikharka Municipality exhibits the population density of 328 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sandhikharka has 68 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 57 are public. The breakdown includes 54 pre-schools, 65 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jana Jyoti Secondary School Arghakhanchi, Yuwabarsha Janata Ravichitra Secondary School, Gaurishankar English Boarding School, Sandhikharka Green English Boarding School, and Bhagawati Secondary School Arghakhanchi.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 70
Model School
1
Private
11
Public
57
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD54
BasicGrades 1-865
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.5%
Male Literacy Rate91.27%
Female Literacy Rate78.95%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)42,492
Male Population19,490
Female Population23,002
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.73
Population in 201141,079
Population Growth Rate0.32

Geographic Information

Area129.42 sq.km
Population Density328 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,070
Household Size3.52
Households in 201110,581

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