Shubha Kalika

Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,773, comprising 6,634 males (48.2%) and 7,139 females (51.8%), with a literacy rate of 74.4%. Spanning 97.32 square kilometers, Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 142 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), Shubha Kalika has 27 schools. Of these, 27 are public. The breakdown includes 23 pre-schools, 25 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Jana Jyoti Secondary School Kalikot, Kalika Secondary School Balachaur, Janata Secondary School, Shree Mahadev Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, and Pancha Kalika Secondary School.