Pakhribas

पाख्रिबास
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Dhankuta/Municipality: Pakhribas
78.81%
Literacy Rate

Pakhribas Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Dhankuta District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 19,104, comprising 9,204 males (48.2%) and 9,900 females (51.8%), with a literacy rate of 78.81%. Spanning 144.29 square kilometers, Pakhribas Municipality exhibits the population density of 132 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), Pakhribas has 36 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jalapa Devi Secondary School Pakhribas, Shree Sayapatri English Boarding School, Sheetala Devi English Boarding School, Jalaseg English Boarding School, and Ram Secondary School Muga Dhankuta.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 38
Model School
1
Private
4
Public
32
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD31
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-1213
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate78.81%
Male Literacy Rate87.07%
Female Literacy Rate71.16%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)19,104
Male Population9,204
Female Population9,900
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.97
Population in 201122,078
Population Growth Rate-1.39

Geographic Information

Area144.29 sq.km
Population Density132 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,844
Household Size3.94
Households in 20114,977

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