Sunwal

सुनवल
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Parasi/Municipality: Sunwal
83.89%
Literacy Rate

Sunwal Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Parasi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 72,085, comprising 33,793 males (46.9%) and 38,292 females (53.1%), with a literacy rate of 83.89%. Spanning 139.1 square kilometers, Sunwal Municipality exhibits the population density of 518 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sunwal has 51 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 28 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 14 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahakavi Devkota Secondary School Parasi, Jagan Nath Secondary School Parasi, Jyoti Secondary School Sunwal, Ramnagar Academy, and Lumbini Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
2
Private
1
Public
1

School

Total: 51
Private
16
Public
32
Religious
2
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD36
BasicGrades 1-851
SecondaryGrades 9-1228
+2Grades 11-1214

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.89%
Male Literacy Rate90.4%
Female Literacy Rate78.3%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)72,085
Male Population33,793
Female Population38,292
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.25
Population in 201155,790
Population Growth Rate2.46

Geographic Information

Area139.10 sq.km
Population Density518 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)17,418
Household Size4.14
Households in 201112,018

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