Introduction Of Syangja District

Syangja district, a part of Gandaki zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia.The district, with Syangja as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,164 km², situated at 366m - 2512 above the sea level and has a population of about 317,320 (2001 census).

There are 60 Village Development Councils (VDCs) and 2 Municipality in Syangja district. The places of Syangja district that keeps their name in history are Sataoun chandi, Pelkachaur Manakamana, Damre Sapauñde Manakamana, Bhirkot durbar, Jaisidanda etc. Jaisidanda is famous for its hold in the politics of Syangja District for a long time.

A Retired Indian/British Army Officer, Late Mr. Gagansing Rana Magar is the founder of the first School known as Matribhumi Biddhya Mandir (subject to verification) was established in BS 2010 in Syangja. Both Government and Privates educational establishments accounts the total of 569 schools in Syangja at present day. About 107,988 students are being educated in these schools. About 77.64% males and 57.30% female culminating total of 67.47% are literate, positioning Syangja district one of the highly literate districts in Nepal. It must be one of the reasons that Syangja District is renown in Nepalese Bureaucracy for producing intelligent and intellectual bureaucrats of the country.

School Government Private Total
Primary 395 12 407
Lower Secondary 51 6 57
Secondary 85 18 103
Total 531 36 567
Higher Secondary 17 8 25
Campus 3 1 4
Grant Total 551 45 569