Palata

पलाता
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Kalikot/Rural Municipality: Palata
70.68%
Literacy Rate

Palata Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,346, comprising 8,808 males (50.8%) and 8,538 females (49.2%), with a literacy rate of 70.68%. Spanning 318.84 square kilometers, Palata Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 54 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), Palata has 47 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 46 are public. The breakdown includes 45 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Dudeshillo Secondary School, Karnali Secondary School Palata Kalikot, Shree Saraswati Secondary School Raduneta, Shree Kalika Secondary School, and Shree Paregmala Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 47
Private
1
Public
46

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate70.68%
Male Literacy Rate76.83%
Female Literacy Rate64.39%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)17,346
Male Population8,808
Female Population8,538
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)103.16
Population in 201115,303
Population Growth Rate1.2

Geographic Information

Area318.84 sq.km
Population Density54 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,834
Household Size6.12
Households in 20112,421

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