Barahathawa

बरहथवा
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Sarlahi/Municipality: Barahathawa
60.79%
Literacy Rate

Barahathawa Municipality is one of the 20 municipalities in Sarlahi District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 81,120, comprising 40,915 males (50.4%) and 40,205 females (49.6%), with a literacy rate of 60.79%. Spanning 107.05 square kilometers, Barahathawa Municipality exhibits the population density of 758 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 18 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Barahathawa has 59 schools. Of these, 24 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 58 basic schools, and 21 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahendra Ratna Jagarnath Laxminiya Secondary School, Chakra Janata Shahid Ganga Secondary School, Shree Saraswati Secondary School, Kalpavriksha English Bording School, and Mukteshwar Ganesh Ram Shakhi J 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: 59
Private
24
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-858
SecondaryGrades 9-1221
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.79%
Male Literacy Rate69.01%
Female Literacy Rate52.55%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)81,120
Male Population40,915
Female Population40,205
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)101.77
Population in 201169,822
Population Growth Rate1.44

Geographic Information

Area107.05 sq.km
Population Density758 per sq.km
Number of Wards18

Household Information

Total Households (2021)15,343
Household Size5.29
Households in 201111,853

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