Arun

अरुण
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Bhojpur/Rural Municipality: Arun
76.45%
Literacy Rate

Arun Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bhojpur District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,591, comprising 7,135 males (48.9%) and 7,456 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 76.45%. Spanning 154.76 square kilometers, Arun Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 94 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Arun has 37 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Kataka Secondary School, Sharda Secondary School Pyauli Bhojpur, Champe Secondary School, Mahendrodaya Secondary School, and Arunodaya Secondary School Bhojpur.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 37
Private
2
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-837
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-125

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate76.45%
Male Literacy Rate84.12%
Female Literacy Rate69.18%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,591
Male Population7,135
Female Population7,456
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.69
Population in 201117,687
Population Growth Rate-1.85

Geographic Information

Area154.76 sq.km
Population Density94 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,538
Household Size4.12
Households in 20113,782

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