Dolpo Buddha

डोल्पो बुद्ध
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Dolpa/Rural Municipality: Dolpo Buddha
45.25%
Literacy Rate

Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Dolpa District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 2,420, comprising 1,148 males (47.4%) and 1,272 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 45.25%. Spanning 377.38 square kilometers, Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 6 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dolpo Buddha has 3 schools. Of these, 3 are public. The breakdown includes 3 pre-schools, 3 basic schools, and 1 secondary schools.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Crystal Mountain School, Siddhartha Kula Basic School, and Indra Dhanush Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 3
Public
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD3
BasicGrades 1-83
SecondaryGrades 9-121
+2Grades 11-120

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate45.25%
Male Literacy Rate54.04%
Female Literacy Rate37.26%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)2,420
Male Population1,148
Female Population1,272
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.25
Population in 20112,126
Population Growth Rate1.24

Geographic Information

Area377.38 sq.km
Population Density6 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)543
Household Size4.46
Households in 2011468

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