Godawari

गोदावरी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Lalitpur/Municipality: Godawari
82.96%
Literacy Rate

Godawari Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Lalitpur District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 97,633, comprising 48,140 males (49.3%) and 49,493 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 82.96%. Spanning 96.11 square kilometers, Godawari Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,016 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), Godawari has 93 schools. Of these, 52 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 74 pre-schools, 83 basic schools, and 57 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 15 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include St. Xavier’s School Godavari, Bajra Barahi Secondary School Lalitpur, Kitini Secondary School, Phulchoki Secondary School, and Pushpanjali Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 6
Community
3
Private
1
Technical School
1
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 97
Model School
2
Private
52
Public
40
Religious
1
Technical School
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD74
BasicGrades 1-883
SecondaryGrades 9-1257
+2Grades 11-1215
School Level Distribution10010080806060404020200074835715Pre-schoolPre-schoolBasicBasicSecondarySecondaryPlus-2Plus-2

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate82.96%
Male Literacy Rate90.32%
Female Literacy Rate75.87%
Literacy Rate by Gender10010080806060404020200090.3275.8782.96MaleMaleFemaleFemaleOverallOverall

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)97,633
Male Population48,140
Female Population49,493
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)97.27
Population in 201178,301
Population Growth Rate2.12
Population Trend (2011-2021)100,000100,00095,00095,00090,00090,00085,00085,00080,00080,00075,00075,00078,30197,6332011201120212021
49.3%50.7%Gender Distribution
Male
Female

Geographic Information

Area96.11 sq.km
Population Density1016 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)24,045
Household Size4.06
Households in 201117,762

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