Baragadhi

बारागढी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Bara/Rural Municipality: Baragadhi
60.07%
Literacy Rate

Baragadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Bara District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 29,555, comprising 14,900 males (50.4%) and 14,655 females (49.6%), with a literacy rate of 60.07%. Spanning 39.29 square kilometers, Baragadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 752 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Baragadhi has 21 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 19 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Janata Secondary School, Shree Gambhira Brajkishor Secondary School, Shree Nepal Rastriya Secondary School, Ne Ra Umesh Nilam Aa V Sukhipathara, and Ram Kabir Bhagwan Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 21
Private
5
Public
16

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD19
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.07%
Male Literacy Rate67.44%
Female Literacy Rate52.62%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)29,555
Male Population14,900
Female Population14,655
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.67
Population in 201127,191
Population Growth Rate0.8

Geographic Information

Area39.29 sq.km
Population Density752 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,940
Household Size5.98
Households in 20114,270

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