Sharada

शारदा
Province: Karnali (6)/District: Salyan/Municipality: Sharada
79.96%
Literacy Rate

Sharada Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Salyan District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 34,663, comprising 16,388 males (47.3%) and 18,275 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 79.96%. Spanning 198.34 square kilometers, Sharada Municipality exhibits the population density of 175 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 15 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sharada has 71 schools. Of these, 13 are private and 57 are public. The breakdown includes 60 pre-schools, 69 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shiva Jan Secondary School, Salyan, Modern Tulsi Secondary School, Mitra Paradise Secondary Boarding School, Bright Pearl Academy, and Jyoti Punja Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Community
2

School

Total: 75
Model School
1
Private
13
Public
57
Technical School
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD60
BasicGrades 1-869
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-129

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.96%
Male Literacy Rate88.45%
Female Literacy Rate72.54%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)34,663
Male Population16,388
Female Population18,275
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.67
Population in 201133,730
Population Growth Rate0.26

Geographic Information

Area198.34 sq.km
Population Density175 per sq.km
Number of Wards15

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,898
Household Size3.9
Households in 20117,391

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