Khijidemba

खिजिदेम्बा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Okhaldhunga/Rural Municipality: Khijidemba
74.82%
Literacy Rate

Khijidemba Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,559, comprising 7,831 males (50.3%) and 7,728 females (49.7%), with a literacy rate of 74.82%. Spanning 179.77 square kilometers, Khijidemba Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 87 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), Khijidemba has 36 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Phulmati Secondary School, Shree Chandeswori Secondary School, Shivalaya Secondary Chermading, Narmadeshwar Secondary, and Kundali Secondary.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 36
Private
1
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD30
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.82%
Male Literacy Rate82.34%
Female Literacy Rate67.19%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,559
Male Population7,831
Female Population7,728
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.33
Population in 201115,106
Population Growth Rate0.28

Geographic Information

Area179.77 sq.km
Population Density87 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,438
Household Size4.53
Households in 20113,111

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