Sarkegad

सर्केगाड
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Humla/Rural Municipality: Sarkegad
63.76%
Literacy Rate

Sarkegad Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Humla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,688, comprising 5,363 males (50.2%) and 5,325 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 63.76%. Spanning 306.7 square kilometers, Sarkegad Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 35 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sarkegad has 32 schools. Of these, 32 are public. The breakdown includes 24 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kot Secondry School, Anshubarma Basic School, Dewal Basic School, Devkota Basic School, and Swoyambhu Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 34
Model School
1
Public
32
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD24
BasicGrades 1-832
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate63.76%
Male Literacy Rate73.34%
Female Literacy Rate54.27%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,688
Male Population5,363
Female Population5,325
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.71
Population in 20119,868
Population Growth Rate0.77

Geographic Information

Area306.70 sq.km
Population Density35 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,205
Household Size4.85
Households in 20111,794

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