Tirahut

तिरहुत
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Rural Municipality: Tirahut
62.44%
Literacy Rate

Tirahut 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 24,034, comprising 12,056 males (50.2%) and 11,978 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 62.44%. Spanning 37.81 square kilometers, Tirahut Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 636 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Tirahut has 16 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 12 are public. The breakdown includes 11 pre-schools, 16 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswati Janta Secondary School Lohajara, Shree Secondary School, Chumman Hari Janta Secondary School, New Sunshine Academy, and Shree Bhawani Radha Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 16
Private
3
Public
12
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD11
BasicGrades 1-816
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.44%
Male Literacy Rate72%
Female Literacy Rate53%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,034
Male Population12,056
Female Population11,978
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.65
Population in 201122,010
Population Growth Rate0.84

Geographic Information

Area37.81 sq.km
Population Density636 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,116
Household Size4.7
Households in 20114,078

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