Tikapur

टिकापुर
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Municipality: Tikapur
77.77%
Literacy Rate

Tikapur Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 89,835, comprising 42,294 males (47.1%) and 47,541 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 77.77%. Spanning 118.33 square kilometers, Tikapur Municipality exhibits the population density of 759 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), Tikapur has 78 schools. Of these, 38 are private, 34 are public, and 1 are community. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 74 basic schools, and 26 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 13 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Karnali Secondary School, Radiant Montessori English (RME) School, Khadga Smriti Secondary School Tikapur, Birendra Vidya Mandir Secondary School, and United Academy Secondary School Tikapur.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
1
Private
1
Public
2

School

Total: 78
Private
39
Public
34
Religious
3
Other
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-874
SecondaryGrades 9-1226
+2Grades 11-1213

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.77%
Male Literacy Rate85.27%
Female Literacy Rate71.24%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)89,835
Male Population42,294
Female Population47,541
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.96
Population in 201176,084
Population Growth Rate1.59

Geographic Information

Area118.33 sq.km
Population Density759 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)20,930
Household Size4.29
Households in 201115,356

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