Tilagufa

तिलागुफा
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Kalikot/Municipality: Tilagufa
71.32%
Literacy Rate

Tilagufa Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 16,197, comprising 8,004 males (49.4%) and 8,193 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 71.32%. Spanning 262.56 square kilometers, Tilagufa Municipality exhibits the population density of 62 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Tilagufa has 36 schools. Of these, 35 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahadev Secondary School, Shiwalaya Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School Tilagufa Kalikot, Shree Durga Secondary School, and Shree Mahadev Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 36
Public
35
Other
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.32%
Male Literacy Rate78.38%
Female Literacy Rate64.53%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)16,197
Male Population8,004
Female Population8,193
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.69
Population in 201115,766
Population Growth Rate0.26

Geographic Information

Area262.56 sq.km
Population Density62 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,154
Household Size5.14
Households in 20112,693

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