Itahari

ईटहरी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sunsari/Sub-Metropolitan City: Itahari
85.3%
Literacy Rate

Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City is one of the 12 municipalities in Sunsari District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the sub-metropolitan city has a total population of 197,241, comprising 93,290 males (47.3%) and 103,951 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 85.3%. Spanning 93.78 square kilometers, Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 2,103 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 20 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Itahari has 164 schools. Of these, 125 are private and 36 are public. The breakdown includes 136 pre-schools, 149 basic schools, and 89 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 26 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Janata Secondary School Itahari, Koshi Saint James Residential Secondary School, Him Shikhar English School, Green Peace Academy, and Vishwa Adarsha Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 16
Community
2
Private
11
Public
1
Technical School
1
UGC Accredited
1

School

Total: 168
Model School
1
Private
126
Public
36
Technical School
5

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD136
BasicGrades 1-8148
SecondaryGrades 9-1288
+2Grades 11-1225

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate85.3%
Male Literacy Rate91.18%
Female Literacy Rate80.11%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)197,241
Male Population93,290
Female Population103,951
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)89.74
Population in 2011140,517
Population Growth Rate3.25

Geographic Information

Area93.78 sq.km
Population Density2103 per sq.km
Number of Wards20

Household Information

Total Households (2021)50,350
Household Size3.92
Households in 201133,794

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