Phungling

फुङलिङ
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Taplejung/Municipality: Phungling
86.52%
Literacy Rate

Phungling Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Taplejung District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 28,449, comprising 13,981 males (49.1%) and 14,468 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 86.52%. Spanning 125.57 square kilometers, Phungling Municipality exhibits the population density of 227 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Phungling has 67 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 67 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bhanu Jana Secondary School Taplejung, Little Buddha English Boarding, Kanchanjungha Boarding Secondary School, Birendra Secondary School Taplejung, and Taplejung Buddha English Boading School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 69
Model School
1
Private
16
Public
49
Religious
2
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-867
SecondaryGrades 9-1215
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate86.52%
Male Literacy Rate91.73%
Female Literacy Rate81.54%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,449
Male Population13,981
Female Population14,468
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.63
Population in 201126,406
Population Growth Rate0.72

Geographic Information

Area125.57 sq.km
Population Density227 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,898
Household Size4.12
Households in 20115,986

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