Ekdara

एकडारा
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Rural Municipality: Ekdara
58.66%
Literacy Rate

Ekdara Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 31,770, comprising 15,910 males (50.1%) and 15,860 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 58.66%. Spanning 24.0 square kilometers, Ekdara Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,324 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), Ekdara has 28 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Secondary School Ekdara, Shree Janta Secondary School Kolhuwa Bageya, Janata Secondary School Halkhori, Ekdara Mount Everest English Boarding School Ekdarabela, and Ni Secondary School Baheda Jabdi.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 28
Private
9
Public
16
Religious
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD26
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate58.66%
Male Literacy Rate66.63%
Female Literacy Rate50.75%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)31,770
Male Population15,910
Female Population15,860
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.32
Population in 201129,315
Population Growth Rate0.77

Geographic Information

Area24.00 sq.km
Population Density1324 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,938
Household Size5.35
Households in 20114,809

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