Dakneshwori

डाक्नेश्वरी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Saptari/Municipality: Dakneshwori
67.88%
Literacy Rate

Dakneshwori Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 47,739, comprising 23,690 males (49.6%) and 24,049 females (50.4%), with a literacy rate of 67.88%. Spanning 69.11 square kilometers, Dakneshwori Municipality exhibits the population density of 691 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), Dakneshwori has 28 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 23 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Hira Phekani Secondary School, S. L. P. Secondary School Mahuki Pathargada, Janata Secondary School Tarahi, Kant Chandra Secondary School, and Janata Rameshwar Memorial Secondary School Brahampur.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 29
Model School
1
Private
5
Public
23

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-828
SecondaryGrades 9-1210
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.88%
Male Literacy Rate79.38%
Female Literacy Rate56.81%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)47,739
Male Population23,690
Female Population24,049
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.51
Population in 201142,754
Population Growth Rate1.06

Geographic Information

Area69.11 sq.km
Population Density691 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,002
Household Size4.77
Households in 20118,149

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