Bharatpur

भरतपुर
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Chitwan/Metropolitan City: Bharatpur
87.2%
Literacy Rate

Bharatpur Metropolitan City is one of the 7 municipalities in Chitwan District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the metropolitan city has a total population of 369,268, comprising 178,897 males (48.4%) and 190,371 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 87.2%. Spanning 432.95 square kilometers, Bharatpur Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 853 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 29 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bharatpur has 222 schools. Of these, 98 are private and 115 are public. The breakdown includes 166 pre-schools, 205 basic schools, and 130 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 64 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Valmiki Shiksha Sadan, Narayani Model Secondary School Chitwan, Little Flower School, Orchid School, and Om Shanti Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 41
Community
9
Private
15
Public
8
Technical School
5
UGC Accredited
4

School

Total: 249
Model School
2
Private
98
Public
115
Religious
6
Technical School
28

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD166
BasicGrades 1-8205
SecondaryGrades 9-12130
+2Grades 11-1264

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate87.2%
Male Literacy Rate92.12%
Female Literacy Rate82.64%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)369,268
Male Population178,897
Female Population190,371
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.97
Population in 2011280,502
Population Growth Rate2.64

Geographic Information

Area432.95 sq.km
Population Density853 per sq.km
Number of Wards29

Household Information

Total Households (2021)96,591
Household Size3.82
Households in 201169,035

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