Thasang

थासाङ
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Mustang/Rural Municipality: Thasang
77.74%
Literacy Rate

Thasang Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Mustang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 2,856, comprising 1,454 males (50.9%) and 1,402 females (49.1%), with a literacy rate of 77.74%. Spanning 289.0 square kilometers, Thasang Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 10 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), Thasang has 14 schools. Of these, 13 are public. The breakdown includes 12 pre-schools, 13 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Nalanda Buddhist School, Yogendra Secondary School, Gyanodaya Secondary School, Jana Adarsha Amarsingh Secondary School, and Janata Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 16
Model School
1
Public
13
Religious
1
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD12
BasicGrades 1-813
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.74%
Male Literacy Rate83.14%
Female Literacy Rate72.15%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)2,856
Male Population1,454
Female Population1,402
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)103.71
Population in 20112,912
Population Growth Rate-0.19

Geographic Information

Area289.00 sq.km
Population Density10 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)832
Household Size3.43
Households in 2011770

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