Halesi Tuwachung

हलेसी तुवाचुङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Khotang/Municipality: Halesi Tuwachung
74.27%
Literacy Rate

Halesi Tuwachung Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Khotang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 27,078, comprising 13,358 males (49.3%) and 13,720 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.27%. Spanning 280.17 square kilometers, Halesi Tuwachung Municipality exhibits the population density of 97 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Halesi Tuwachung has 94 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 89 are public. The breakdown includes 68 pre-schools, 94 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Chyasmitar Secondary School, Mahendrodaya Secondary School, Bulapanthe Secondary School, Haleshwor English Boarding School, and Saraswati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 94
Private
5
Public
89

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD68
BasicGrades 1-894
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.27%
Male Literacy Rate81.31%
Female Literacy Rate67.49%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)27,078
Male Population13,358
Female Population13,720
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.36
Population in 201129,532
Population Growth Rate-0.83

Geographic Information

Area280.17 sq.km
Population Density97 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,035
Household Size4.49
Households in 20115,838

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