Siranchowk

सिरानचोक
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Gorkha/Rural Municipality: Siranchowk
71.38%
Literacy Rate

Siranchowk Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Gorkha District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 19,719, comprising 9,312 males (47.2%) and 10,407 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 71.38%. Spanning 121.64 square kilometers, Siranchowk Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 162 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Siranchowk has 44 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 42 are public. The breakdown includes 39 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bright Future Academy, Mandali Secondary School, Paropakar Adarsha Secondary School, Sansari Mahendra Secondary School, and Mahendra Lila Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 45
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
42

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD39
BasicGrades 1-842
SecondaryGrades 9-1216
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.38%
Male Literacy Rate81.27%
Female Literacy Rate62.64%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)19,719
Male Population9,312
Female Population10,407
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.48
Population in 201123,628
Population Growth Rate-1.74

Geographic Information

Area121.64 sq.km
Population Density162 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,958
Household Size3.31
Households in 20115,896

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