Dhurkot

धुर्कोट
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Gulmi/Rural Municipality: Dhurkot
78.84%
Literacy Rate

Dhurkot Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,814, comprising 8,312 males (44.2%) and 10,502 females (55.8%), with a literacy rate of 78.84%. Spanning 86.32 square kilometers, Dhurkot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 218 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), Dhurkot has 40 schools. Of these, 40 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Himalaya Secondary School, Wagla Secondary School, Ninyukharka Secondary School, Shree Nayagaun Secondary School, and Bhagawati Secondary School.

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: 42
Model School
1
Public
40
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD36
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate78.84%
Male Literacy Rate86.18%
Female Literacy Rate73.19%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,814
Male Population8,312
Female Population10,502
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)79.15
Population in 201122,454
Population Growth Rate-1.7

Geographic Information

Area86.32 sq.km
Population Density218 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,382
Household Size3.5
Households in 20115,307

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