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Siraha

सिरहा
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Siraha/Municipality: Siraha
63.04%
Literacy Rate

Siraha 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 95,410, comprising 46,753 males (49.0%) and 48,657 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 63.04%. Spanning 94.2 square kilometers, Siraha Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,013 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 22 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Siraha has 98 schools. Of these, 39 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 64 pre-schools, 97 basic schools, and 26 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Chandra Secondary School Siraha, Brajmohan Jhamburam Janata Secondary School, Mount Everest Boarding Secondary School, Secondary School Sanhaitha, and New Lali Gurans English Boarding School Siraha.

Educational Institutions

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In Siraha Municipality

Schools in Siraha Municipality Colleges in Siraha Municipality

In Siraha District

Schools in Siraha District Colleges in Siraha District

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 102
Model School
1
Private
40
Public
50
Religious
9
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD65
BasicGrades 1-897
SecondaryGrades 9-1226
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate63.04%
Male Literacy Rate73.03%
Female Literacy Rate53.77%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)95,410
Male Population46,753
Female Population48,657
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.09
Population in 201182,531
Population Growth Rate1.39

Geographic Information

Area94.20 sq.km
Population Density1013 per sq.km
Number of Wards22

Household Information

Total Households (2021)18,917
Household Size5.04
Households in 201115,477

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