Kanchanrup

कञ्चनरुप
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Municipality: Kanchanrup
67.34%
Literacy Rate

Kanchanrup Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 58,466, comprising 28,639 males (49.0%) and 29,827 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 67.34%. Spanning 117.34 square kilometers, Kanchanrup Municipality exhibits the population density of 498 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), Kanchanrup has 47 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Sarvodaya Secondary School Saptari, Shankar Secondary School Saptari, Mahendra Janata Secondary School, Daffodil English School, and Shree Bhrikuti Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 3
Private
2
Technical School
1

School

Total: 47
Private
16
Public
28
Religious
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-846
SecondaryGrades 9-1215
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.34%
Male Literacy Rate76.54%
Female Literacy Rate58.65%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)58,466
Male Population28,639
Female Population29,827
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.02
Population in 201153,288
Population Growth Rate0.89

Geographic Information

Area117.34 sq.km
Population Density498 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,535
Household Size4.66
Households in 201110,192

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