Galchhi

गल्छी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Dhading/Rural Municipality: Galchhi
73.01%
Literacy Rate

Galchhi Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Dhading District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 23,733, comprising 11,627 males (49.0%) and 12,106 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 73.01%. Spanning 129.08 square kilometers, Galchhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 184 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Galchhi has 36 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Success Academy Galchhi Dhading, The Rising Village English Secondary School, Janakalyan Secondary School Galchhi Dhading, Bagishwori Secondary School Galchhi Dhading, and Amanta Devi 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: 37
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
33
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD28
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate73.01%
Male Literacy Rate78.54%
Female Literacy Rate67.73%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)23,733
Male Population11,627
Female Population12,106
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.04
Population in 201125,655
Population Growth Rate-0.75

Geographic Information

Area129.08 sq.km
Population Density184 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,975
Household Size3.97
Households in 20115,410

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