Thawang

थवाङ
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rolpa/Rural Municipality: Thawang
73.33%
Literacy Rate

Thawang Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,851, comprising 5,110 males (47.1%) and 5,741 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 73.33%. Spanning 191.07 square kilometers, Thawang Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 57 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), Thawang has 24 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 23 are public. The breakdown includes 23 pre-schools, 22 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bir Balbhadra Model Secondary School, Bhanubhakta Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Jaljala Educational Academy, Himalaya Phoolbari Madhyamik Vidyalaya, and Nepal Rastriya Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 25
Model School
1
Private
1
Public
23

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD23
BasicGrades 1-822
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.33%
Male Literacy Rate82.68%
Female Literacy Rate65.07%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)10,851
Male Population5,110
Female Population5,741
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.01
Population in 201110,881
Population Growth Rate-0.03

Geographic Information

Area191.07 sq.km
Population Density57 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,551
Household Size4.25
Households in 20112,172

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