Rapti

राप्ती
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Chitwan/Municipality: Rapti
77.26%
Literacy Rate

Rapti Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Chitwan District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 66,617, comprising 32,677 males (49.1%) and 33,940 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 77.26%. Spanning 212.31 square kilometers, Rapti Municipality exhibits the population density of 314 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rapti has 58 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 48 are public. The breakdown includes 57 pre-schools, 57 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Iris English Academy, Bhandara Secondary School, Birendra Adarsha Secondary School, Buddha Shanti Secondary School, and Adarsha Vidhya Ashram.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 59
Model School
1
Private
10
Public
48

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD57
BasicGrades 1-857
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.26%
Male Literacy Rate82.49%
Female Literacy Rate72.3%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)66,617
Male Population32,677
Female Population33,940
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.28
Population in 201158,107
Population Growth Rate1.31

Geographic Information

Area212.31 sq.km
Population Density314 per sq.km
Number of Wards13

Household Information

Total Households (2021)15,215
Household Size4.38
Households in 201112,055

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