Tumbewa

तुम्बेवा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Panchthar/Rural Municipality: Tumbewa
77.74%
Literacy Rate

Tumbewa Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Panchthar District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,189, comprising 5,577 males (49.8%) and 5,612 females (50.2%), with a literacy rate of 77.74%. Spanning 117.34 square kilometers, Tumbewa Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 95 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), Tumbewa has 38 schools. Of these, 38 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Indrani Secondary School, Indrawati Secondary School, Triveni Secondary School, Walane Secondary School, and Meyampa Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 38
Public
38

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD32
BasicGrades 1-838
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.74%
Male Literacy Rate85.9%
Female Literacy Rate69.7%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)11,189
Male Population5,577
Female Population5,612
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.38
Population in 201113,419
Population Growth Rate-1.74

Geographic Information

Area117.34 sq.km
Population Density95 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)2,747
Household Size4.07
Households in 20112,815

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