Godawari

गोदावरी
Province: Sudurpashchim (7)/District: Kailali/Municipality: Godawari
82.96%
Literacy Rate

Godawari Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 98,746, comprising 46,692 males (47.3%) and 52,054 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 82.96%. Spanning 308.63 square kilometers, Godawari Municipality exhibits the population density of 320 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), Godawari has 93 schools. Of these, 36 are private and 55 are public. The breakdown includes 74 pre-schools, 91 basic schools, and 42 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 18 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Durgalaxmi Model Secondary School, Satyawati Academy Kailali, Saraswati Secondary School Geta Kailali, Lotus Eye English Secondary School, and Holiland Academy Secondary School Attariya.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 97
Model School
1
Private
36
Public
55
Religious
1
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD74
BasicGrades 1-891
SecondaryGrades 9-1242
+2Grades 11-1218

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.96%
Male Literacy Rate90.32%
Female Literacy Rate75.87%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)98,746
Male Population46,692
Female Population52,054
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.7
Population in 201178,018
Population Growth Rate2.26

Geographic Information

Area308.63 sq.km
Population Density320 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)21,250
Household Size4.65
Households in 201114,915

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