Nalgad

नलगाड
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Jajarkot/Municipality: Nalgad
73.62%
Literacy Rate

Nalgad Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 28,922, comprising 14,366 males (49.7%) and 14,556 females (50.3%), with a literacy rate of 73.62%. Spanning 387.44 square kilometers, Nalgad Municipality exhibits the population density of 75 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Nalgad has 67 schools. Of these, 66 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 66 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Secondary School Dalli Jajarkot, Juni Bal Samrakshen Secondary School Sirke, Birendra Himalaya Secondary School, Kailash Kanya Basic School, and Tribhuvan Secondary School Tanta Jajarkot.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 70
Model School
1
Public
66
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-866
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.62%
Male Literacy Rate80.29%
Female Literacy Rate67.07%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,922
Male Population14,366
Female Population14,556
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.69
Population in 201125,590
Population Growth Rate1.17

Geographic Information

Area387.44 sq.km
Population Density75 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,992
Household Size4.83
Households in 20114,721

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