Birtamod

विर्तामोड
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Jhapa/Municipality: Birtamod
87.11%
Literacy Rate

Birtamod Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 116,192, comprising 56,105 males (48.3%) and 60,087 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 87.11%. Spanning 78.24 square kilometers, Birtamod Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,485 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Birtamod has 93 schools. Of these, 68 are private and 23 are public. The breakdown includes 67 pre-schools, 77 basic schools, and 45 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 18 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Balmiki Education Foundation, Mahendra Ratna Secondary School Anarmani Jhapa, Newton's Education Academy Secondary School, Kanchanjunga English Secondary School, and Mohan Maya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 93
Private
68
Public
23
Religious
1
Other
1

College

Total: 14
Private
8
Other
4
Community
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD67
BasicGrades 1-877
SecondaryGrades 9-1245
+2Grades 11-1218

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate87.11%
Male Literacy Rate91.54%
Female Literacy Rate83.03%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)116,192
Male Population56,105
Female Population60,087
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.37
Population in 201181,878
Population Growth Rate3.36

Geographic Information

Area78.24 sq.km
Population Density1485 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)29,852
Household Size3.89
Households in 201119,118

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