Bishnupur

बिष्णुपुर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Rural Municipality: Bishnupur
68.43%
Literacy Rate

Bishnupur Rural Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 27,703, comprising 14,099 males (50.9%) and 13,604 females (49.1%), with a literacy rate of 68.43%. Spanning 36.61 square kilometers, Bishnupur Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 757 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bishnupur has 27 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janata Secondary School Khurhuriya, Ja Secondary School Kankatta, Rudra Narayan Secondary School, Shree Janata Secondary School Itahari Bishnupur Hatti, and Shree Janta Secondary School.

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: 27
Private
9
Public
17
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD26
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate68.43%
Male Literacy Rate79.82%
Female Literacy Rate56.86%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)27,703
Male Population14,099
Female Population13,604
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)103.64
Population in 201123,038
Population Growth Rate1.77

Geographic Information

Area36.61 sq.km
Population Density757 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,465
Household Size5.07
Households in 20114,370

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