Tokha

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Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kathmandu/Municipality: Tokha
91.05%
Literacy Rate

Tokha Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 133,755, comprising 66,532 males (49.7%) and 67,223 females (50.3%), with a literacy rate of 91.05%. Spanning 17.11 square kilometers, Tokha Municipality exhibits the population density of 7,817 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), Tokha has 95 schools. Of these, 83 are private and 12 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 86 basic schools, and 74 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 22 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Fluorescent Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School, Triyog High School, Southwestern School, and Millsberry School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Community
1
Private
2

School

Total: 95
Private
83
Public
12

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-886
SecondaryGrades 9-1274
+2Grades 11-1222

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate91.05%
Male Literacy Rate95.55%
Female Literacy Rate86.64%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)133,755
Male Population66,532
Female Population67,223
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.97
Population in 201199,032
Population Growth Rate2.88

Geographic Information

Area17.11 sq.km
Population Density7817 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)37,025
Household Size3.61
Households in 201125,561

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