Lahan

लहान
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Siraha/Municipality: Lahan
69.15%
Literacy Rate

Lahan Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Siraha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 102,031, comprising 50,567 males (49.6%) and 51,464 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 69.15%. Spanning 167.17 square kilometers, Lahan Municipality exhibits the population density of 610 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 24 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Lahan has 128 schools. Of these, 57 are private and 65 are public. The breakdown includes 88 pre-schools, 123 basic schools, and 43 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Laxman Lalita Kuswaha Secondary School, Little Star English Secondary School, Lahan Paragon Public School, Lotus English Boarding School, and Pashupati Secondary School Siraha.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
1
Private
1
Public
1
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 132
Private
57
Public
65
Religious
6
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD88
BasicGrades 1-8123
SecondaryGrades 9-1243
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.15%
Male Literacy Rate78.48%
Female Literacy Rate60.17%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)102,031
Male Population50,567
Female Population51,464
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.26
Population in 201191,766
Population Growth Rate1.02

Geographic Information

Area167.17 sq.km
Population Density610 per sq.km
Number of Wards24

Household Information

Total Households (2021)20,577
Household Size4.96
Households in 201117,182

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