Sangurigadhi

साँगुरीगढी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Dhankuta/Rural Municipality: Sangurigadhi
80.8%
Literacy Rate

Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Dhankuta District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 19,561, comprising 9,591 males (49.0%) and 9,970 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 80.8%. Spanning 166.44 square kilometers, Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 118 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sangurigadhi has 49 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhanu Secondary School Dhankuta, Laxmi Secondary School, Gramin Janata Secondary School, Ram Nawami Secondary School, and Golkhadi Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 50
Model School
1
Private
4
Public
45

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD36
BasicGrades 1-848
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.8%
Male Literacy Rate86.56%
Female Literacy Rate75.32%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)19,561
Male Population9,591
Female Population9,970
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.2
Population in 201121,536
Population Growth Rate-0.92

Geographic Information

Area166.44 sq.km
Population Density118 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,005
Household Size3.91
Households in 20115,047

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