Musikot

मुसिकोट
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Western Rukum/Municipality: Musikot
80.6%
Literacy Rate

Musikot Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Western Rukum District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 34,270, comprising 16,250 males (47.4%) and 18,020 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 80.6%. Spanning 136.06 square kilometers, Musikot Municipality exhibits the population density of 252 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), Musikot has 64 schools. Of these, 8 are private and 55 are public. The breakdown includes 58 pre-schools, 63 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bijayshwori Secondary English Medium Boarding School, Shree Newmoon Light Secondary Boarding School, Tribhuvan Janata Secondary School, Yamuna Nanda Namuna Secondary School, and Mahendra Secondary School Musikot.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 67
Model School
1
Private
8
Public
55
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD58
BasicGrades 1-863
SecondaryGrades 9-1219
+2Grades 11-127

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.6%
Male Literacy Rate87.51%
Female Literacy Rate74.84%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)34,270
Male Population16,250
Female Population18,020
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.18
Population in 201132,939
Population Growth Rate0.38

Geographic Information

Area136.06 sq.km
Population Density252 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,693
Household Size3.94
Households in 20117,307

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