Tamakoshi

तामाकोशी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Dolakha/Rural Municipality: Tamakoshi
74.04%
Literacy Rate

Tamakoshi Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Dolakha District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,163, comprising 7,317 males (48.3%) and 7,846 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.04%. Spanning 153.06 square kilometers, Tamakoshi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 99 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), Tamakoshi has 35 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 34 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 33 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Khimti Project School, Golmeshwor Secondary School, Mahendra Secondary School Dolakha, Kalika Secondary School, and Sitapaila Secondary School Tamakoshi Dolakha.

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: 36
Private
1
Public
34
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-833
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.04%
Male Literacy Rate83.52%
Female Literacy Rate65.27%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,163
Male Population7,317
Female Population7,846
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.26
Population in 201118,849
Population Growth Rate-2.09

Geographic Information

Area153.06 sq.km
Population Density99 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,485
Household Size3.38
Households in 20114,345

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