Machhapuchchhre

माछापुच्छ्रे
Province: Gandaki (4)/District: Kaski/Rural Municipality: Machhapuchchhre
80.26%
Literacy Rate

Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Kaski District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 22,898, comprising 11,173 males (48.8%) and 11,725 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 80.26%. Spanning 544.58 square kilometers, Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 42 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), Machhapuchchhre has 45 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 39 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Machhapuchhre Secondary School, Sangam Boarding School, Sagar Memorial Boarding School, Shree Gauri Shankar Manilal Secondary School, and Mahendra Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Private
6
Public
39
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD39
BasicGrades 1-844
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.26%
Male Literacy Rate86.85%
Female Literacy Rate74.07%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)22,898
Male Population11,173
Female Population11,725
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.29
Population in 201121,868
Population Growth Rate0.44

Geographic Information

Area544.58 sq.km
Population Density42 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,151
Household Size3.72
Households in 20115,512

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