Babai

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Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Dang/Rural Municipality: Babai
78.01%
Literacy Rate

Babai Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Dang District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 30,968, comprising 14,446 males (46.6%) and 16,522 females (53.4%), with a literacy rate of 78.01%. Spanning 257.48 square kilometers, Babai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 120 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Babai has 41 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janakalyan Secondary School Babai Dang, People'S Land Secondary English Boarding School, Janata Secondary School Hansapur Dang, Great Ideal English Boarding School, and Purandhara Everest Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 41
Private
7
Public
33
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD35
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate78.01%
Male Literacy Rate84.93%
Female Literacy Rate72.1%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)30,968
Male Population14,446
Female Population16,522
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)87.43
Population in 201127,469
Population Growth Rate1.15

Geographic Information

Area257.48 sq.km
Population Density120 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,527
Household Size4.11
Households in 20115,945

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