Surnaya

सुर्नया
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Baitadi/Rural Municipality: Surnaya
74.85%
Literacy Rate

Surnaya Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,945, comprising 8,285 males (46.2%) and 9,660 females (53.8%), with a literacy rate of 74.85%. Spanning 124.52 square kilometers, Surnaya Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 144 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), Surnaya has 44 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Rastriya Secondary School Baitadi, Basudev Secondary School Baitadi, Shankar Sanskrit Secondary School, Bhumiraj Secondary School Dhole, and Uchchakot Secondary School Gurkeli.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 44
Private
5
Public
37
Other
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-843
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.85%
Male Literacy Rate86.21%
Female Literacy Rate65.41%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,945
Male Population8,285
Female Population9,660
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.77
Population in 201118,549
Population Growth Rate-0.32

Geographic Information

Area124.52 sq.km
Population Density144 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,783
Household Size4.74
Households in 20113,321

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