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Dhangadhimai

धनगढीमाई
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Siraha/Municipality: Dhangadhimai
69.32%
Literacy Rate

Dhangadhimai Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Siraha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,355, comprising 26,038 males (48.8%) and 27,317 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 69.32%. Spanning 159.51 square kilometers, Dhangadhimai Municipality exhibits the population density of 334 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Dhangadhimai has 58 schools. Of these, 20 are private and 36 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 56 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Janta Secondary School Ayodhyanagar, Janata Secondary School Siraha, Janta Secondary School Betaha Bhawanipur, Sagarmatha Pragya Peeth English Boarding School Dhangadhimai, and Indreni Pathshala Siraha.

Educational Institutions

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

In Dhangadhimai Municipality

Schools in Dhangadhimai Municipality Colleges in Dhangadhimai Municipality

In Siraha District

Schools in Siraha District Colleges in Siraha District

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 59
Private
20
Public
36
Religious
2
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-856
SecondaryGrades 9-1219
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate69.32%
Male Literacy Rate78.35%
Female Literacy Rate60.88%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)53,355
Male Population26,038
Female Population27,317
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.32
Population in 201147,449
Population Growth Rate1.13

Geographic Information

Area159.51 sq.km
Population Density334 per sq.km
Number of Wards14

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,842
Household Size4.92
Households in 20118,757

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