Shivanath

शिवनाथ
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Baitadi/Rural Municipality: Shivanath
75.88%
Literacy Rate

Shivanath Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,064, comprising 8,299 males (45.9%) and 9,765 females (54.1%), with a literacy rate of 75.88%. Spanning 81.65 square kilometers, Shivanath Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 221 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shivanath has 36 schools. Of these, 36 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 35 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nagarjun Secondary School Sharmali, Shreepur Secondary School, Pudil Bachhala, Shree Sharada Secondary School Kud Matela, Yuwabarsha Secondary School, and Shree Chandradewal Secondary School Solpala.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 36
Public
36

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-835
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.88%
Male Literacy Rate87.83%
Female Literacy Rate66.1%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,064
Male Population8,299
Female Population9,765
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)84.99
Population in 201117,115
Population Growth Rate0.52

Geographic Information

Area81.65 sq.km
Population Density221 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,434
Household Size5.26
Households in 20112,771

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