Tansen

तानसेन
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Palpa/Municipality: Tansen
89.05%
Literacy Rate

Tansen Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Palpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 50,792, comprising 23,414 males (46.1%) and 27,378 females (53.9%), with a literacy rate of 89.05%. Spanning 109.8 square kilometers, Tansen Municipality exhibits the population density of 463 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Tansen has 72 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 49 pre-schools, 67 basic schools, and 32 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 17 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include New Horizon English Boarding School, Bethel English Boarding Secondary School, Janata Secondary School Tansen Palpa, St. Capitanio School, and Damakada Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 8
Community
4
Private
2
Public
2

School

Total: 77
Model School
1
Private
21
Public
51
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD50
BasicGrades 1-867
SecondaryGrades 9-1232
+2Grades 11-1217

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate89.05%
Male Literacy Rate94.62%
Female Literacy Rate84.38%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)50,792
Male Population23,414
Female Population27,378
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)85.52
Population in 201150,405
Population Growth Rate0.07

Geographic Information

Area109.80 sq.km
Population Density463 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,782
Household Size3.44
Households in 201113,646

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