Schools in Nepal

Chaukune Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Surkhet District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 26,950, comprising 13,236 males (49.1%) and 13,714 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 78.11%. Spanning 381.01 square kilometers, Chaukune Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 71 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chaukune has 51 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswati Secondary School Ghatgaun, Shree Jivan Jyoti Secondary School Gutu, Jagannath Secondary School Surkhet, Evergreen Educational Devlopment Academy, and Shishu Shiksha Basic School Jumlyahamul.