Shankharapur

शङ्खरापुर
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kathmandu/Municipality: Shankharapur
79.95%
Literacy Rate

Shankharapur Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 29,318, comprising 14,433 males (49.2%) and 14,885 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 79.95%. Spanning 60.21 square kilometers, Shankharapur Municipality exhibits the population density of 487 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shankharapur has 38 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Ever Green English Secondary School, Shree Bajrayoginee Secondary English School, Sandipani Gyan Mandir, Serene Hill English School, and Sankhu Palubari Community School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Private
1

School

Total: 38
Private
12
Public
25
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD30
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-1216
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.95%
Male Literacy Rate87.62%
Female Literacy Rate72.59%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)29,318
Male Population14,433
Female Population14,885
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.96
Population in 201125,338
Population Growth Rate1.4

Geographic Information

Area60.21 sq.km
Population Density487 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,140
Household Size4.11
Households in 20115,406

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