Chandannath

चन्दननाथ
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Jumla/Municipality: Chandannath
77.58%
Literacy Rate

Chandannath Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Jumla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 21,036, comprising 10,399 males (49.4%) and 10,637 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 77.58%. Spanning 102.03 square kilometers, Chandannath Municipality exhibits the population density of 206 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), Chandannath has 34 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Chandannath Model Secondary School, Shree Janata Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Ratna Chudeshwor Secondary School, Karnali Secondary School, and Kanika Nisha Boarding Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 5
Constituent
1
Public
4

School

Total: 39
Model School
1
Private
3
Public
31
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD26
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.58%
Male Literacy Rate87.74%
Female Literacy Rate67.81%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,036
Male Population10,399
Female Population10,637
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.76
Population in 201119,047
Population Growth Rate0.95

Geographic Information

Area102.03 sq.km
Population Density206 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,367
Household Size3.92
Households in 20113,996

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