Kharpunath

Kharpunath Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Humla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 6,736, comprising 3,326 males (49.4%) and 3,410 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 61.25%. Spanning 880.0 square kilometers, Kharpunath Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 8 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kharpunath has 16 schools. Of these, 16 are public. The breakdown includes 15 pre-schools, 16 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Humla Secondary School, Sita Model Secondary School, Shankar Secondary School Thali, Bhanu Bhakta Basic School, and Malika Secondary School Humla.