Thulung Dudhkoshi

थुलुङ दुधकोशी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Solukhumbu/Rural Municipality: Thulung Dudhkoshi
73.21%
Literacy Rate

Thulung Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,354, comprising 9,158 males (49.9%) and 9,196 females (50.1%), with a literacy rate of 73.21%. Spanning 144.6 square kilometers, Thulung Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 127 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Thulung Dudhkoshi has 56 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 43 pre-schools, 55 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Deusa Secondary School, Shree Janata Secondary School, Jivanjyoti Secondary School, Jana Kalyan Secondary School Solukhumbu, and Himalaya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 57
Private
3
Public
51
Religious
2
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD43
BasicGrades 1-855
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.21%
Male Literacy Rate80.63%
Female Literacy Rate65.86%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,354
Male Population9,158
Female Population9,196
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.59
Population in 201119,672
Population Growth Rate-0.67

Geographic Information

Area144.60 sq.km
Population Density127 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,624
Household Size3.97
Households in 20114,240

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