Gaushala

गौशाला
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Municipality: Gaushala
60.97%
Literacy Rate

Gaushala Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 72,481, comprising 36,250 males (50.0%) and 36,231 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 60.97%. Spanning 144.73 square kilometers, Gaushala Municipality exhibits the population density of 501 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gaushala has 55 schools. Of these, 21 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 39 pre-schools, 54 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Nigaul, Bhanubhakta Memorial Secondary English School, Tribhuvan Secondary School Mahottari, Shree Janata Secondary School (Mahottari), and Shree Janta Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Rajkhor.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 56
Model School
1
Private
21
Public
28
Religious
4
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD39
BasicGrades 1-854
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.97%
Male Literacy Rate69.17%
Female Literacy Rate52.89%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)72,481
Male Population36,250
Female Population36,231
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.05
Population in 201166,677
Population Growth Rate0.8

Geographic Information

Area144.73 sq.km
Population Density501 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)14,446
Household Size5.02
Households in 201111,893

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