Dodhara Chandani

दोधारा चाँदनी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kanchanpur/Municipality: Dodhara Chandani
79.24%
Literacy Rate

Dodhara Chandani Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 42,974, comprising 18,928 males (44.0%) and 24,046 females (56.0%), with a literacy rate of 79.24%. Spanning 56.84 square kilometers, Dodhara Chandani Municipality exhibits the population density of 756 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dodhara Chandani has 40 schools. Of these, 18 are private and 22 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Ambika Secondary School, Bhanu Secondary School Kanchanpur, Jubie International English Academy, Dhurbatara Public School, and Sharada Saraswati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 41
Private
18
Public
22
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD35
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-1212
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.24%
Male Literacy Rate87.8%
Female Literacy Rate72.75%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)42,974
Male Population18,928
Female Population24,046
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)78.72
Population in 201139,253
Population Growth Rate0.87

Geographic Information

Area56.84 sq.km
Population Density756 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,610
Household Size4.47
Households in 20117,392

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