Malarani

मालारानी
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Arghakhanchi/Rural Municipality: Malarani
76.72%
Literacy Rate

Malarani Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Arghakhanchi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,150, comprising 10,769 males (44.6%) and 13,381 females (55.4%), with a literacy rate of 76.72%. Spanning 101.06 square kilometers, Malarani Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 239 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), Malarani has 66 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 61 are public. The breakdown includes 60 pre-schools, 64 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Siddhartha Secondary School, Aadarsha Secondary School Arghakhanchi, Surya Secondary School, Shanti Secondary School Malarani Arghakhanchi, and Kalika Ne.Ra. Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 67
Model School
1
Private
5
Public
61

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD60
BasicGrades 1-864
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.72%
Male Literacy Rate84.29%
Female Literacy Rate70.82%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,150
Male Population10,769
Female Population13,381
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)80.48
Population in 201128,044
Population Growth Rate-1.43

Geographic Information

Area101.06 sq.km
Population Density239 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,780
Household Size3.56
Households in 20116,824

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