Helambu

हेलम्बु
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Sindhupalchok/Rural Municipality: Helambu
63.55%
Literacy Rate

Helambu Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,497, comprising 8,781 males (50.2%) and 8,716 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 63.55%. Spanning 287.26 square kilometers, Helambu Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 61 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), Helambu has 36 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 35 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include East Point Academy, Saraswati Secondary School, Ichok Secondary School, Bhumeshwari Secondary School, and Mahendra Secondary School Helambu.

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
Private
1
Public
35
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-835
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate63.55%
Male Literacy Rate69.29%
Female Literacy Rate57.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,497
Male Population8,781
Female Population8,716
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.75
Population in 201117,671
Population Growth Rate-0.09

Geographic Information

Area287.26 sq.km
Population Density61 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,690
Household Size3.73
Households in 20114,203

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