Varagung Muktichhetra

वाह्रगाउँ मुक्तिक्षेत्र
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Mustang/Rural Municipality: Varagung Muktichhetra
60.21%
Literacy Rate

Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Mustang District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 2,036, comprising 1,015 males (49.9%) and 1,021 females (50.1%), with a literacy rate of 60.21%. Spanning 886.0 square kilometers, Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 2 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Varagung Muktichhetra has 7 schools. Of these, 6 are public. The breakdown includes 7 pre-schools, 5 basic schools, and 2 secondary schools.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Jana Shanti Secondary School, Jananarmal Secondary School, Muktinath Basic School, Lupra Basic School, and Kagchhode Gumba School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 7
Public
6
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD7
BasicGrades 1-85
SecondaryGrades 9-122
+2Grades 11-120

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.21%
Male Literacy Rate69.92%
Female Literacy Rate50.52%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)2,036
Male Population1,015
Female Population1,021
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.41
Population in 20112,330
Population Growth Rate-1.29

Geographic Information

Area886.00 sq.km
Population Density2 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)723
Household Size2.82
Households in 2011725

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