Isma

ईस्मा
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Gulmi/Rural Municipality: Isma
74.57%
Literacy Rate

Isma Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,529, comprising 8,409 males (45.4%) and 10,120 females (54.6%), with a literacy rate of 74.57%. Spanning 81.88 square kilometers, Isma Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 226 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), Isma has 46 schools. Of these, 45 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Ram Rajya Secondary School, Amarpur Om Prasad Gautam Secondary School, Palukha Secondary School, Devisthan Secondary School, and Thaddhunga Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Public
45
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.57%
Male Literacy Rate82.44%
Female Literacy Rate68.24%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)18,529
Male Population8,409
Female Population10,120
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)83.09
Population in 201120,964
Population Growth Rate-1.18

Geographic Information

Area81.88 sq.km
Population Density226 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,009
Household Size3.7
Households in 20114,716

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