Devdaha

देवदह
Province: Lumbini (5)/District: Rupandehi/Municipality: Devdaha
83.13%
Literacy Rate

Devdaha Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 72,457, comprising 34,033 males (47.0%) and 38,424 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 83.13%. Spanning 136.95 square kilometers, Devdaha Municipality exhibits the population density of 529 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Devdaha has 47 schools. Of these, 18 are private and 27 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 25 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Sagarmatha English Boarding Secondary School, Green Plant Boarding Secondary School, Devdaha Buddha Public English Boarding School, Seven Star English Boarding School, and Kerawani Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 5
Community
1
Private
1
Public
2
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 48
Model School
1
Private
18
Public
27
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD34
BasicGrades 1-846
SecondaryGrades 9-1225
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate83.13%
Male Literacy Rate89.73%
Female Literacy Rate77.4%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)72,457
Male Population34,033
Female Population38,424
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)88.57
Population in 201153,523
Population Growth Rate2.91

Geographic Information

Area136.95 sq.km
Population Density529 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)17,300
Household Size4.19
Households in 201111,410

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