Purbichauki

पूर्वीचौकी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Doti/Rural Municipality: Purbichauki
67.89%
Literacy Rate

Purbichauki Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Doti District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,494, comprising 9,238 males (43.0%) and 12,256 females (57.0%), with a literacy rate of 67.89%. Spanning 117.66 square kilometers, Purbichauki Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 183 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Purbichauki has 46 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 44 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Sishu Sudhar Secondary School, Durga Secondary School, Mastamandau Secondary School, Shajendreswar Secondary School, and Kadamandau Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 46
Private
2
Public
44

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD42
BasicGrades 1-842
SecondaryGrades 9-128
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.89%
Male Literacy Rate80.78%
Female Literacy Rate58.71%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,494
Male Population9,238
Female Population12,256
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)75.38
Population in 201122,483
Population Growth Rate-0.43

Geographic Information

Area117.66 sq.km
Population Density183 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,148
Household Size4.18
Households in 20114,836

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