Gokulganga

गोकुलगङ्गा
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Ramechhap/Rural Municipality: Gokulganga
71.64%
Literacy Rate

Gokulganga Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Ramechhap District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,798, comprising 8,553 males (48.1%) and 9,245 females (51.9%), with a literacy rate of 71.64%. Spanning 198.4 square kilometers, Gokulganga Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 90 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), Gokulganga has 33 schools. Of these, 33 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janajagrit Secondary School Ramechhap, Sharada Secondary School Those Ramechhap, Kamala Devi Secondary School, Gokul Ganga Secondary School, and Shree Secondary School, Gokulganga-6, Pharpu.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 34
Model School
1
Public
33

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD28
BasicGrades 1-832
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.64%
Male Literacy Rate80.03%
Female Literacy Rate63.91%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,798
Male Population8,553
Female Population9,245
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.51
Population in 201120,058
Population Growth Rate-1.15

Geographic Information

Area198.40 sq.km
Population Density90 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,683
Household Size3.8
Households in 20114,446

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