Biruwa

बिरुवा
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Syangja/Rural Municipality: Biruwa
79.09%
Literacy Rate

Biruwa Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Syangja District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,001, comprising 6,591 males (47.1%) and 7,410 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 79.09%. Spanning 95.79 square kilometers, Biruwa Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 146 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Biruwa has 34 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Biruwa Moonlight Community Academy, Nava Jyoti Secondary School, Bhabishya Nirman Secondary School Syangja, Janapriya Secondary School, and Jivan Jyoti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 34
Private
2
Public
32

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-834
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.09%
Male Literacy Rate88.94%
Female Literacy Rate70.48%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,001
Male Population6,591
Female Population7,410
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.95
Population in 201118,413
Population Growth Rate-2.63

Geographic Information

Area95.79 sq.km
Population Density146 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,954
Household Size3.54
Households in 20114,305

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