Jaleshwor

जलेश्वर
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Municipality: Jaleshwor
67.59%
Literacy Rate

Jaleshwor Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 63,802, comprising 31,391 males (49.2%) and 32,411 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 67.59%. Spanning 44.26 square kilometers, Jaleshwor Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,442 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Jaleshwor has 55 schools. Of these, 17 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 55 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahendra Adarsha Mahila Secondary School Mahottari, Shukdev Secondary School, Laxmi Chandi Murarka Secondary School, Secondary School Mahottari, and Janaki Parikshan Secondary (0-12) School Parikauli.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 55
Private
17
Public
30
Religious
8

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD38
BasicGrades 1-855
SecondaryGrades 9-1216
+2Grades 11-128

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate67.59%
Male Literacy Rate76.98%
Female Literacy Rate58.68%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)63,802
Male Population31,391
Female Population32,411
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.85
Population in 201157,549
Population Growth Rate0.99

Geographic Information

Area44.26 sq.km
Population Density1442 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,380
Household Size5.15
Households in 201110,034

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