Siddha Kumakh

सिद्ध कुमाख
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Salyan/Rural Municipality: Siddha Kumakh
77.35%
Literacy Rate

Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Salyan District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,127, comprising 6,258 males (47.7%) and 6,869 females (52.3%), with a literacy rate of 77.35%. Spanning 89.36 square kilometers, Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 147 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Siddha Kumakh has 32 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 29 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nirajan Secondary School, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School, Bright Human Academy Basic, Mahendra Adarsha Secondary School, and Shanti Sundar Secondary.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 32
Private
4
Public
28

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-829
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.35%
Male Literacy Rate85.59%
Female Literacy Rate70.03%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)13,127
Male Population6,258
Female Population6,869
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.1
Population in 201113,593
Population Growth Rate-0.33

Geographic Information

Area89.36 sq.km
Population Density147 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,898
Household Size4.53
Households in 20112,404

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