Dupcheshwar

दुप्चेश्वर
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Nuwakot/Rural Municipality: Dupcheshwar
62.67%
Literacy Rate

Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,005, comprising 10,474 males (49.9%) and 10,531 females (50.1%), with a literacy rate of 62.67%. Spanning 131.62 square kilometers, Dupcheshwar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 160 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), Dupcheshwar has 49 schools. Of these, 48 are public. The breakdown includes 37 pre-schools, 47 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kaukeshwori Secondary School, Dupcheswor Secondary School, Shree Bhumesthan Secondary School, Mahadev Secondary School, and Golphubhanjyang Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 49
Public
48
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD37
BasicGrades 1-847
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.67%
Male Literacy Rate68.04%
Female Literacy Rate57.36%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,005
Male Population10,474
Female Population10,531
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.46
Population in 201122,106
Population Growth Rate-0.49

Geographic Information

Area131.62 sq.km
Population Density160 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,141
Household Size4.09
Households in 20114,451

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