Khumbu Pasang Lhamu

खुम्वु पासाङल्हमु
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Solukhumbu/Rural Municipality: Khumbu Pasang Lhamu
74.93%
Literacy Rate

Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 8,720, comprising 4,391 males (50.4%) and 4,329 females (49.6%), with a literacy rate of 74.93%. Spanning 1539.11 square kilometers, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 6 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), Khumbu Pasang Lhamu has 16 schools. Of these, 16 are public. The breakdown includes 14 pre-schools, 16 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Lukla Basic School, Mahendra Jyoti Secondary School, Khumjung Secondary School, Himalaya Basic School, and Khari Khola Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 16
Public
16

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD14
BasicGrades 1-816
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.93%
Male Literacy Rate83.63%
Female Literacy Rate66.17%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)8,720
Male Population4,391
Female Population4,329
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.43
Population in 20118,989
Population Growth Rate-0.29

Geographic Information

Area1539.11 sq.km
Population Density6 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,489
Household Size3.5
Households in 20112,433

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