Biratnagar

विराटनगर
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Metropolitan City: Biratnagar
83.61%
Literacy Rate

Biratnagar Metropolitan City is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the metropolitan city has a total population of 243,927, comprising 121,954 males (50.0%) and 121,973 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 83.61%. Spanning 77.0 square kilometers, Biratnagar Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 3,168 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 19 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Biratnagar has 176 schools. Of these, 106 are private and 59 are public. The breakdown includes 98 pre-schools, 165 basic schools, and 105 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 47 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Bal Kalyan Vidya Mandir School, Adarsha Secondary School, Shree Pokhariya Secondary School, Everest Secondary School Biratnagar, and Satyanarayan Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 39
Community
1
Private
25
Public
10
Technical School
2
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 187
CBSE School
1
Model School
2
Private
106
Public
60
Religious
9
Technical School
9

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD99
BasicGrades 1-8165
SecondaryGrades 9-12105
+2Grades 11-1246

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.61%
Male Literacy Rate89.07%
Female Literacy Rate78.18%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)243,927
Male Population121,954
Female Population121,973
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.98
Population in 2011214,663
Population Growth Rate1.23

Geographic Information

Area77.00 sq.km
Population Density3168 per sq.km
Number of Wards19

Household Information

Total Households (2021)56,919
Household Size4.29
Households in 201147,798

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