Pyuthan

प्यूठान
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Pyuthan/Municipality: Pyuthan
84.46%
Literacy Rate

Pyuthan Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Pyuthan District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 42,130, comprising 18,879 males (44.8%) and 23,251 females (55.2%), with a literacy rate of 84.46%. Spanning 128.96 square kilometers, Pyuthan Municipality exhibits the population density of 327 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), Pyuthan has 61 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 50 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Janata Secondary School Bagdula, Kalika Secondary English Boarding School, ​Public English Boarding School, Dharmawati Secondary School, and Pyuthan Valley Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 66
Model School
1
Private
11
Public
50
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD50
BasicGrades 1-859
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.46%
Male Literacy Rate91.61%
Female Literacy Rate78.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)42,130
Male Population18,879
Female Population23,251
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)81.2
Population in 201138,449
Population Growth Rate0.88

Geographic Information

Area128.96 sq.km
Population Density327 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)11,235
Household Size3.75
Households in 20118,964

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