Shuklagandaki

शुक्लागण्डकी
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Tanahun/Municipality: Shuklagandaki
86.77%
Literacy Rate

Shuklagandaki Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Tanahun District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 55,620, comprising 25,890 males (46.5%) and 29,730 females (53.5%), with a literacy rate of 86.77%. Spanning 165.0 square kilometers, Shuklagandaki Municipality exhibits the population density of 337 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shuklagandaki has 76 schools. Of these, 19 are private and 57 are public. The breakdown includes 45 pre-schools, 75 basic schools, and 29 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 14 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Panchamunidev Secondary School, Khaireni Secondary School, Gyan Bagaichha English Boarding School, Suryodaya English Boarding School, and Little Garden English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 76
Private
19
Public
57

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-875
SecondaryGrades 9-1229
+2Grades 11-1214

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate86.77%
Male Literacy Rate92.57%
Female Literacy Rate81.84%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)55,620
Male Population25,890
Female Population29,730
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.08
Population in 201148,456
Population Growth Rate1.32

Geographic Information

Area165.00 sq.km
Population Density337 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)15,272
Household Size3.64
Households in 201112,185

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