Siddhicharan

सिद्दिचरण
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Okhaldhunga/Municipality: Siddhicharan
76.16%
Literacy Rate

Siddhicharan Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 27,351, comprising 13,097 males (47.9%) and 14,254 females (52.1%), with a literacy rate of 76.16%. Spanning 167.88 square kilometers, Siddhicharan Municipality exhibits the population density of 163 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), Siddhicharan has 63 schools. Of these, 13 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 46 pre-schools, 58 basic schools, and 18 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Lali Guransh English Secondary School, Jalapa Secondary School, Shubhatara English School, Sagarmatha Janata Secondary School, and Rumjatar Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
3

School

Total: 66
Model School
1
Private
13
Public
50
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD46
BasicGrades 1-858
SecondaryGrades 9-1218
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.16%
Male Literacy Rate84.42%
Female Literacy Rate68.67%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)27,351
Male Population13,097
Female Population14,254
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.88
Population in 201127,995
Population Growth Rate-0.22

Geographic Information

Area167.88 sq.km
Population Density163 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,126
Household Size3.84
Households in 20116,994

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