Dhanauji

धनौजी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Rural Municipality: Dhanauji
62.65%
Literacy Rate

Dhanauji Rural Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,942, comprising 10,556 males (48.1%) and 11,386 females (51.9%), with a literacy rate of 62.65%. Spanning 22.13 square kilometers, Dhanauji Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 992 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dhanauji has 15 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 7 are public. The breakdown includes 11 pre-schools, 15 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Basudev Secondary School Dhanusa, Shankar Secondary School Dhanauji, Shree Rashtriya Secondary School Lakhauri, Ra Basic School Jhojhi Kataiya, and Ganga Ra Basic School Tarahi.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 15
Private
7
Public
7
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD11
BasicGrades 1-815
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.65%
Male Literacy Rate73.23%
Female Literacy Rate53.24%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)21,942
Male Population10,556
Female Population11,386
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)92.71
Population in 201121,395
Population Growth Rate0.24

Geographic Information

Area22.13 sq.km
Population Density992 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,408
Household Size4.98
Households in 20113,717

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