Chandranagar

चन्द्रनगर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Sarlahi/Rural Municipality: Chandranagar
54.62%
Literacy Rate

Chandranagar Rural Municipality is one of the 20 municipalities in Sarlahi District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 36,908, comprising 18,705 males (50.7%) and 18,203 females (49.3%), with a literacy rate of 54.62%. Spanning 47.5 square kilometers, Chandranagar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 777 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), Chandranagar has 38 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 22 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Durga Khobhari Janata Secondary School, Marichiman Singh Janata Secondary School, Shree Janata Secondary School, Arniko Janta Basic Schhol, and Madarsa Razwiya Bag-E- Madina.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 38
Private
12
Public
22
Religious
3
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate54.62%
Male Literacy Rate63.16%
Female Literacy Rate45.94%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)36,908
Male Population18,705
Female Population18,203
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)102.76
Population in 201133,328
Population Growth Rate0.98

Geographic Information

Area47.50 sq.km
Population Density777 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,713
Household Size5.5
Households in 20115,540

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