Bishnu

विष्णु
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Sarlahi/Rural Municipality: Bishnu
53.7%
Literacy Rate

Bishnu Rural Municipality is one of the 20 municipalities in Sarlahi District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 28,570, comprising 14,778 males (51.7%) and 13,792 females (48.3%), with a literacy rate of 53.7%. Spanning 28.09 square kilometers, Bishnu Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,017 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bishnu has 15 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 10 are public. The breakdown includes 14 pre-schools, 15 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Secondary School Biswanathpur, Janata Tejnarayan Dayawati Secondary School, Janta Ni Secondary School, Samajik Adhar Bhut School, and Basic School Pakarigoth.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 15
Private
3
Public
10
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD14
BasicGrades 1-815
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate53.7%
Male Literacy Rate60.97%
Female Literacy Rate45.89%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,570
Male Population14,778
Female Population13,792
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)107.15
Population in 201124,748
Population Growth Rate1.38

Geographic Information

Area28.09 sq.km
Population Density1017 per sq.km
Number of Wards8

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,272
Household Size5.42
Households in 20114,008

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