Birgunj
Birgunj Metropolitan City is one of the 14 municipalities in Parsa District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the metropolitan city has a total population of 272,382, comprising 142,195 males (52.2%) and 130,187 females (47.8%), with a literacy rate of 76.04%. Spanning 132.07 square kilometers, Birgunj Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 2,062 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 32 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Birgunj has 229 schools. Of these, 138 are private and 83 are public. The breakdown includes 181 pre-schools, 221 basic schools, and 96 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 46 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Nrisingh Secondary School, Shree Trijuddha Mahabir Prasad Raghubir Ram Secondary School, Shree Maisthan Vidyapeeth Madhyamik Vidhyalay Birgunj Parsa, Gautam Secondary School, and Ghp Secondary School.
Educational Institutions
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In Birgunj Metropolitan City
In Parsa District
Institution Statistics
College
Total: 18School
Total: 236School Level Distribution
| Level | Grade | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-school | ECD | 181 |
| Basic | Grades 1-8 | 221 |
| Secondary | Grades 9-12 | 96 |
| +2 | Grades 11-12 | 46 |
Literacy Statistics
Population Statistics
Geographic Information
Household Information
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