Kankai

कन्काई
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Municipality: Kankai
83.34%
Literacy Rate

Kankai Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,148, comprising 25,190 males (47.4%) and 27,958 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 83.34%. Spanning 80.98 square kilometers, Kankai Municipality exhibits the population density of 656 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kankai has 43 schools. Of these, 23 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 22 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Kankai Secondary School, Harikul Namuna Secondary School, Pashupati English Secondary School, Jhapa Marigold English Secondary School, and Adarsha Vidya Mandir Secondary School Jhapa.

Educational Institutions

Click the links below to view complete lists of educational institutions in this area.

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 43
Model School
1
Private
23
Public
16
Religious
2
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD29
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-1222
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.34%
Male Literacy Rate88.85%
Female Literacy Rate78.44%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)53,148
Male Population25,190
Female Population27,958
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)90.1
Population in 201140,141
Population Growth Rate2.69

Geographic Information

Area80.98 sq.km
Population Density656 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)13,169
Household Size4.04
Households in 20119,426

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