Arjundhara

अर्जुनधारा
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Municipality: Arjundhara
84.41%
Literacy Rate

Arjundhara Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 84,018, comprising 40,180 males (47.8%) and 43,838 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 84.41%. Spanning 109.86 square kilometers, Arjundhara Municipality exhibits the population density of 765 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), Arjundhara has 62 schools. Of these, 29 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 50 pre-schools, 62 basic schools, and 24 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Janata Secondary School, Shanishchare Secondary School, Brilliant Pupils' Secondary School, Singha Devi Secondary School, and Laxmi Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 62
Private
29
Public
29
Religious
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD50
BasicGrades 1-862
SecondaryGrades 9-1224
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate84.41%
Male Literacy Rate89.69%
Female Literacy Rate79.64%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)84,018
Male Population40,180
Female Population43,838
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)91.66
Population in 201160,205
Population Growth Rate3.2

Geographic Information

Area109.86 sq.km
Population Density765 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)20,935
Household Size4.01
Households in 201113,623

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