Shuddhodhan

शुद्धोधन
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rupandehi/Rural Municipality: Shuddhodhan
81.25%
Literacy Rate

Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 41,907, comprising 20,570 males (49.1%) and 21,337 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 81.25%. Spanning 57.66 square kilometers, Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 727 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), Shuddhodhan has 25 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 16 pre-schools, 24 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shishai Secondary School, Little Flower Boarding Secondary School, Tilottama English Secondary School, Suddhodhan English School, and Gyan Punj Bidhya Mandir Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 25
Private
9
Public
16

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD16
BasicGrades 1-824
SecondaryGrades 9-1215
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate81.25%
Male Literacy Rate88.71%
Female Literacy Rate74.16%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)41,907
Male Population20,570
Female Population21,337
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.41
Population in 201134,638
Population Growth Rate1.83

Geographic Information

Area57.66 sq.km
Population Density727 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,676
Household Size4.83
Households in 20116,145

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