Suryagadhi

सुर्यगढी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Nuwakot/Rural Municipality: Suryagadhi
66.48%
Literacy Rate

Suryagadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,919, comprising 7,264 males (48.7%) and 7,655 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 66.48%. Spanning 49.09 square kilometers, Suryagadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 304 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Suryagadhi has 31 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 30 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nuwakot Glory English Boarding School, Ganesh Secondary School Nuwakot, Kalika Secondary School, Mangala Devi Secondary School, and Bageshwori Secondary School Nuwakot.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 31
Private
3
Public
28

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-830
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate66.48%
Male Literacy Rate73.02%
Female Literacy Rate60.31%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,919
Male Population7,264
Female Population7,655
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.89
Population in 201116,800
Population Growth Rate-1.14

Geographic Information

Area49.09 sq.km
Population Density304 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,829
Household Size3.9
Households in 20113,509

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