Aurahi

औरही
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Rural Municipality: Aurahi
63.76%
Literacy Rate

Aurahi 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 24,053, comprising 11,689 males (48.6%) and 12,364 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 63.76%. Spanning 25.56 square kilometers, Aurahi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 941 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Aurahi has 20 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 9 are public. The breakdown includes 15 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Secondary School Parawaha Dhanusa, Sarbodaya Secondary School Paudeshwar, Shankar Janata Secondary School Chakkar Dhanusha, Shree Secondary School, and Bahumukhi Basic School Kaptaul.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 20
Private
9
Public
9
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD15
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate63.76%
Male Literacy Rate74.59%
Female Literacy Rate53.96%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)24,053
Male Population11,689
Female Population12,364
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.54
Population in 201122,578
Population Growth Rate0.61

Geographic Information

Area25.56 sq.km
Population Density941 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)4,793
Household Size5.02
Households in 20114,003

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