Dewanganj

देवानगञ्ज
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sunsari/Rural Municipality: Dewanganj
66.69%
Literacy Rate

Dewanganj Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sunsari District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 39,030, comprising 19,488 males (49.9%) and 19,542 females (50.1%), with a literacy rate of 66.69%. Spanning 53.56 square kilometers, Dewanganj Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 729 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dewanganj has 39 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 27 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Amar Singh Secondary School Sunsari, Krishna Secondary School, Janata Secondary School, Shree Secondary School, and Kantipur English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 40
Model School
1
Private
10
Public
27
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD35
BasicGrades 1-839
SecondaryGrades 9-127
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate66.69%
Male Literacy Rate73.51%
Female Literacy Rate59.98%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)39,030
Male Population19,488
Female Population19,542
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.72
Population in 201135,073
Population Growth Rate1.03

Geographic Information

Area53.56 sq.km
Population Density729 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,805
Household Size5
Households in 20116,361

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