Waling

वालिङ
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Syangja/Municipality: Waling
83.38%
Literacy Rate

Waling Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Syangja District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 50,488, comprising 23,482 males (46.5%) and 27,006 females (53.5%), with a literacy rate of 83.38%. Spanning 128.4 square kilometers, Waling Municipality exhibits the population density of 393 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Waling has 74 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 63 are public. The breakdown includes 53 pre-schools, 72 basic schools, and 24 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 14 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Nepal Adarsha Secondary School, Pioneers' English Secondary School, Peace Zone Integrated Educational Academy, Shine Village International Academy, and Purnamrit Bhawani Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
2
Public
2

School

Total: 74
Private
11
Public
63

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD53
BasicGrades 1-872
SecondaryGrades 9-1224
+2Grades 11-1214

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.38%
Male Literacy Rate90.77%
Female Literacy Rate77.08%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)50,488
Male Population23,482
Female Population27,006
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)86.95
Population in 201151,243
Population Growth Rate-0.14

Geographic Information

Area128.40 sq.km
Population Density393 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,424
Household Size3.76
Households in 201112,182

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