Tarakhola

ताराखोला
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Baglung/Rural Municipality: Tarakhola
82.14%
Literacy Rate

Tarakhola Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baglung District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,120, comprising 4,922 males (48.6%) and 5,198 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 82.14%. Spanning 129.53 square kilometers, Tarakhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 78 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), Tarakhola has 21 schools. Of these, 21 are public. The breakdown includes 13 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nepal Secondary School Tarakhola Baglung, Durga Bhawani Secondary School, Argal Secondary School, Prajatantra Bikas Secondary School, and Malarani Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 22
Model School
1
Public
21

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD13
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.14%
Male Literacy Rate88.34%
Female Literacy Rate76.36%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,120
Male Population4,922
Female Population5,198
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.69
Population in 201112,009
Population Growth Rate-1.64

Geographic Information

Area129.53 sq.km
Population Density78 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,337
Household Size4.33
Households in 20112,495

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