Panchkhal

पाँचखाल
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Kavrepalanchok/Municipality: Panchkhal
75.15%
Literacy Rate

Panchkhal Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 35,521, comprising 17,212 males (48.5%) and 18,309 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 75.15%. Spanning 103.0 square kilometers, Panchkhal Municipality exhibits the population density of 345 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Panchkhal has 43 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Panchkhal Valley Secondary English School, Golden Future Secondary School, Azad Secondary School Kavrepalanchok, Sarbamangala Secondary School, and Saraswati Shiksha Griha Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 42
Private
9
Public
33

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-843
SecondaryGrades 9-1220
+2Grades 11-1210

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate75.15%
Male Literacy Rate84.46%
Female Literacy Rate66.49%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)35,521
Male Population17,212
Female Population18,309
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.01
Population in 201137,997
Population Growth Rate-0.65

Geographic Information

Area103.00 sq.km
Population Density345 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)9,133
Household Size3.89
Households in 20118,544

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