Buddhabhumi

बुद्धभूमी
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Kapilvastu/Municipality: Buddhabhumi
71.48%
Literacy Rate

Buddhabhumi Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Kapilvastu District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 76,507, comprising 36,951 males (48.3%) and 39,556 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 71.48%. Spanning 366.67 square kilometers, Buddhabhumi Municipality exhibits the population density of 209 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), Buddhabhumi has 78 schools. Of these, 17 are private and 56 are public. The breakdown includes 61 pre-schools, 74 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Secondary School Imiliya, Gautam Buddha Secondary School Kapilvastu, Parijat Public School, Bhrikuti Secondary School Kapilvastu, and Secondary School Mahuwa (Baba).

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 79
Private
17
Public
56
Religious
5
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD61
BasicGrades 1-874
SecondaryGrades 9-1219
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.48%
Male Literacy Rate79.68%
Female Literacy Rate63.9%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)76,507
Male Population36,951
Female Population39,556
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.41
Population in 201164,949
Population Growth Rate1.57

Geographic Information

Area366.67 sq.km
Population Density209 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)15,379
Household Size4.97
Households in 201111,521

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