Sirijangha

सिरीजङ्घा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Taplejung/Rural Municipality: Sirijangha
83.49%
Literacy Rate

Sirijangha Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Taplejung District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,114, comprising 7,175 males (50.8%) and 6,939 females (49.2%), with a literacy rate of 83.49%. Spanning 481.09 square kilometers, Sirijangha Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 29 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), Sirijangha has 40 schools. Of these, 40 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sinam Secondary School Taplejung, Tellok Secondary School, Aambegudin Secondary School, Ganesh Secondary School Taplejung, and Shree Bhagawati Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Technical School
1

School

Total: 42
Model School
1
Public
40
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD23
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.49%
Male Literacy Rate90.08%
Female Literacy Rate76.67%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,114
Male Population7,175
Female Population6,939
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)103.4
Population in 201115,806
Population Growth Rate-1.09

Geographic Information

Area481.09 sq.km
Population Density29 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,255
Household Size4.34
Households in 20113,227

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