Schools in Nepal

Aarughat Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Gorkha District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,572, comprising 10,145 males (47.0%) and 11,427 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 68.45%. Spanning 160.79 square kilometers, Aarughat Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 134 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), Aarughat has 41 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhawani Secondary School Aarughat, Shree Ganesh Secondary School, Shree Gandaki Secondary School, Bhimodaya Secondary School Aarughat Gorkha, and Nepalese Advance Secondary Boarding School.