Bhojpur

भोजपुर
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Bhojpur/Municipality: Bhojpur
82.8%
Literacy Rate

Bhojpur Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Bhojpur District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 26,007, comprising 12,645 males (48.6%) and 13,362 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 82.8%. Spanning 159.51 square kilometers, Bhojpur Municipality exhibits the population density of 163 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bhojpur has 53 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 46 are public. The breakdown includes 37 pre-schools, 52 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Unique And United Public Academy, Bidyodaya Secondary School, Shree Siddheshwar Secondary School, Yashodhara Secondary School, and Siddha Kali Awasiya English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School

Total: 57
Model School
1
Private
7
Public
46
Technical School
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD37
BasicGrades 1-852
SecondaryGrades 9-1214
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.8%
Male Literacy Rate89.7%
Female Literacy Rate76.36%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)26,007
Male Population12,645
Female Population13,362
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.63
Population in 201127,204
Population Growth Rate-0.43

Geographic Information

Area159.51 sq.km
Population Density163 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,744
Household Size3.86
Households in 20116,438

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