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Chandrapur

चन्द्रपुर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Rautahat/Municipality: Chandrapur
70.85%
Literacy Rate

Chandrapur Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 81,807, comprising 40,304 males (49.3%) and 41,503 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 70.85%. Spanning 249.96 square kilometers, Chandrapur Municipality exhibits the population density of 327 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), Chandrapur has 74 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 51 are public. The breakdown includes 49 pre-schools, 69 basic schools, and 23 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 12 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jana Jyoti Secondary School Chandrapur Rautahat, Moonlight Academy Secondary School, Subalal Bhagwat Secondary School, Secondary School, Judibela, and Jana Jagriti Secondary School Rautahat.

Educational Institutions

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

In Chandrapur Municipality

Schools in Chandrapur Colleges in Chandrapur

In Rautahat District

Schools in Rautahat Colleges in Rautahat

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 5
Community
3
Private
1
Other
1

School

Total: 74
Private
22
Public
51
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD49
BasicGrades 1-869
SecondaryGrades 9-1223
+2Grades 11-1212

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate70.85%
Male Literacy Rate78.26%
Female Literacy Rate63.73%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)81,807
Male Population40,304
Female Population41,503
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.11
Population in 201172,059
Population Growth Rate1.22

Geographic Information

Area249.96 sq.km
Population Density327 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)16,820
Household Size4.86
Households in 201113,445

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