Barahakshetra

बराहक्षेत्र
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sunsari/Municipality: Barahakshetra
77.94%
Literacy Rate

Barahakshetra Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sunsari District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 91,087, comprising 42,997 males (47.2%) and 48,090 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 77.94%. Spanning 222.09 square kilometers, Barahakshetra Municipality exhibits the population density of 410 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), Barahakshetra has 87 schools. Of these, 31 are private and 52 are public. The breakdown includes 66 pre-schools, 86 basic schools, and 34 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jagannath Ded Raj Janata Secondary School, Morning Star School, Prakashpur Dover English Academy, Moon Beam Academy, and Janata Secondary School Madhuvan Sunsari.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 89
Model School
1
Private
31
Public
52
Religious
4
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD66
BasicGrades 1-886
SecondaryGrades 9-1234
+2Grades 11-128
School Level Distribution1001008080606040402020006686348Pre-schoolPre-schoolBasicBasicSecondarySecondaryPlus-2Plus-2

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate77.94%
Male Literacy Rate85.1%
Female Literacy Rate71.65%
Literacy Rate by Gender10010080806060404020200085.171.6577.94MaleMaleFemaleFemaleOverallOverall

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)91,087
Male Population42,997
Female Population48,090
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.41
Population in 201177,407
Population Growth Rate1.56
Population Trend (2011-2021)95,00095,00090,00090,00085,00085,00080,00080,00075,00075,00077,40791,0872011201120212021
47.2%52.8%Gender Distribution
Male
Female

Geographic Information

Area222.09 sq.km
Population Density410 per sq.km
Number of Wards11

Household Information

Total Households (2021)21,827
Household Size4.17
Households in 201117,552

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