Kirtipur

कीर्तिपुर
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kathmandu/Municipality: Kirtipur
88.76%
Literacy Rate

Kirtipur Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 81,578, comprising 43,247 males (53.0%) and 38,331 females (47.0%), with a literacy rate of 88.76%. Spanning 14.76 square kilometers, Kirtipur Municipality exhibits the population density of 5,527 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kirtipur has 63 schools. Of these, 44 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 47 pre-schools, 50 basic schools, and 33 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Laboratory Secondary School, Pushpasadan Secondary School, Mangal Secondary School, Janasewa Secondary School Kirtipur, and Creative Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 54
Community
3
Private
1
Public
46
UGC Accredited
4

School

Total: 67
CBSE School
1
Model School
2
Private
44
Public
16
Religious
2
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD48
BasicGrades 1-850
SecondaryGrades 9-1233
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate88.76%
Male Literacy Rate94.94%
Female Literacy Rate81.79%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)81,578
Male Population43,247
Female Population38,331
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)112.83
Population in 201165,602
Population Growth Rate2.09

Geographic Information

Area14.76 sq.km
Population Density5527 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)24,150
Household Size3.38
Households in 201119,441

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