Sunkoshi

सुनकोशी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Sindhupalchok/Rural Municipality: Sunkoshi
71.38%
Literacy Rate

Sunkoshi Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 15,176, comprising 7,311 males (48.2%) and 7,865 females (51.8%), with a literacy rate of 71.38%. Spanning 72.84 square kilometers, Sunkoshi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 208 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sunkoshi has 36 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Mahendrodaya Secondary School Sindhupalchok, Bagh Bhairab Secondary School Sindhupalchok, Seti Devi Sharada Secondary School, Shree Thokarpa Secondary School, and Mahendra Kanti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 40
Model School
1
Private
3
Public
33
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD25
BasicGrades 1-828
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.38%
Male Literacy Rate78.83%
Female Literacy Rate64.33%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)15,176
Male Population7,311
Female Population7,865
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.96
Population in 201117,246
Population Growth Rate-1.23

Geographic Information

Area72.84 sq.km
Population Density208 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,451
Household Size3.41
Households in 20114,359

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