Sunchhahari

सुनछहरी
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rolpa/Rural Municipality: Sunchhahari
72.09%
Literacy Rate

Sunchhahari Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,241, comprising 8,290 males (48.1%) and 8,951 females (51.9%), with a literacy rate of 72.09%. Spanning 277.62 square kilometers, Sunchhahari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 62 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sunchhahari has 34 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nepal Rastriya Secondary School, Rolwang Secondary School, Janata Secondary School, Namuna Secondary School, and Nepal Rastriya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 34
Private
2
Public
32

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-834
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate72.09%
Male Literacy Rate81.43%
Female Literacy Rate63.46%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,241
Male Population8,290
Female Population8,951
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.62
Population in 201116,034
Population Growth Rate0.7

Geographic Information

Area277.62 sq.km
Population Density62 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,586
Household Size4.81
Households in 20113,016

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