Arnama

अर्नमा
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Siraha/Rural Municipality: Arnama
66.14%
Literacy Rate

Arnama Rural Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Siraha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 27,899, comprising 13,592 males (48.7%) and 14,307 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 66.14%. Spanning 37.76 square kilometers, Arnama Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 739 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), Arnama has 20 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 12 are public. The breakdown includes 14 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janakalyan Secondary School Siraha, Janta Secondary School Brahmpuri, Punya Lal Madan Lal Shrestha Secondary School Arnama, Secondary School Kalikajagatganj, and Secondary School Krishnapur.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 20
Private
4
Public
12
Religious
4

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD14
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate66.14%
Male Literacy Rate76.39%
Female Literacy Rate56.78%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)27,899
Male Population13,592
Female Population14,307
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95
Population in 201122,912
Population Growth Rate1.89

Geographic Information

Area37.76 sq.km
Population Density739 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,179
Household Size5.39
Households in 20114,047

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