Saptakoshi

सप्तकोशी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Municipality: Saptakoshi
74.16%
Literacy Rate

Saptakoshi 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 23,510, comprising 11,398 males (48.5%) and 12,112 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 74.16%. Spanning 60.25 square kilometers, Saptakoshi Municipality exhibits the population density of 390 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Saptakoshi has 21 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 10 are public. The breakdown includes 16 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Gobardhan Bairagi Janata Secondary School, Nand Uma Public Secondary School, Rastriya Basic School, Rastriya Secondary School Fattepur, and Little Star Englsh School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
1
Public
1

School

Total: 21
Private
11
Public
10

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD16
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate74.16%
Male Literacy Rate81.55%
Female Literacy Rate67.27%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)23,510
Male Population11,398
Female Population12,112
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.11
Population in 201121,131
Population Growth Rate1.02

Geographic Information

Area60.25 sq.km
Population Density390 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,218
Household Size4.51
Households in 20114,539

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