Patan

पाटन
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Baitadi/Municipality: Patan
80.53%
Literacy Rate

Patan Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 29,230, comprising 13,558 males (46.4%) and 15,672 females (53.6%), with a literacy rate of 80.53%. Spanning 219.26 square kilometers, Patan Municipality exhibits the population density of 133 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), Patan has 61 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 59 are public. The breakdown includes 47 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Krishna Secondary School Baitadi, Gyaneshwor Secondary School Baitadi, Patan Valley School, Siddhanath Secondary School, and Tripureshwor Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 66
Model School
1
Private
2
Public
59
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD47
BasicGrades 1-859
SecondaryGrades 9-1216
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate80.53%
Male Literacy Rate91.86%
Female Literacy Rate71.15%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)29,230
Male Population13,558
Female Population15,672
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)86.51
Population in 201130,435
Population Growth Rate-0.39

Geographic Information

Area219.26 sq.km
Population Density133 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,442
Household Size4.54
Households in 20115,767

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