Menchhayayem

मेन्छयायेम
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Tehrathum/Rural Municipality: Menchhayayem
80.19%
Literacy Rate

Menchhayayem Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Tehrathum District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 6,678, comprising 3,253 males (48.7%) and 3,425 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 80.19%. Spanning 70.09 square kilometers, Menchhayayem Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 95 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Menchhayayem has 20 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 15 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Srijung Secondary School, Gaukhuri Secondary School, Janapriya Secondary School, Jante Basic School, and Siddheshwor Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 20
Private
1
Public
19

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD15
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.19%
Male Literacy Rate87.4%
Female Literacy Rate73.46%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)6,678
Male Population3,253
Female Population3,425
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.98
Population in 20118,078
Population Growth Rate-1.83

Geographic Information

Area70.09 sq.km
Population Density95 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,703
Household Size3.92
Households in 20111,794

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