Chhathar

छथर
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Tehrathum/Rural Municipality: Chhathar
79.08%
Literacy Rate

Chhathar Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Tehrathum District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,197, comprising 6,931 males (48.8%) and 7,266 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 79.08%. Spanning 133.93 square kilometers, Chhathar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 106 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chhathar has 40 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswati Secondary School Hamarjung Terhathum, Bhagawati Secondary School Okhare Tehrathum, Machhindra Secondary School, Nabin Sikshya Sadan Secondary School, and Sharada Secondary School.

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: 41
Private
2
Public
38
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD30
BasicGrades 1-840
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-124

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.08%
Male Literacy Rate86.27%
Female Literacy Rate72.29%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)14,197
Male Population6,931
Female Population7,266
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.39
Population in 201116,715
Population Growth Rate-1.57

Geographic Information

Area133.93 sq.km
Population Density106 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)3,476
Household Size4.08
Households in 20113,636

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