Kalaiya

कलैया
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Bara/Sub-Metropolitan City: Kalaiya
68.1%
Literacy Rate

Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City is one of the 16 municipalities in Bara District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the sub-metropolitan city has a total population of 136,222, comprising 70,358 males (51.6%) and 65,864 females (48.4%), with a literacy rate of 68.1%. Spanning 108.94 square kilometers, Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 1,250 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 27 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kalaiya has 117 schools. Of these, 42 are private and 72 are public. The breakdown includes 94 pre-schools, 115 basic schools, and 33 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 11 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Durga Secondary School Bara, Bal Ekta English Boarding School, Nepal Ratriya Secondary School, Kalaiya Galaxy Public School, and Nepal Rastriya Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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In Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 117
Private
42
Public
72
Religious
3

College

Total: 2
Private
1
Community
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD94
BasicGrades 1-8115
SecondaryGrades 9-1233
+2Grades 11-1211

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate68.1%
Male Literacy Rate77.16%
Female Literacy Rate58.52%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)136,222
Male Population70,358
Female Population65,864
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)106.82
Population in 2011123,024
Population Growth Rate0.98

Geographic Information

Area108.94 sq.km
Population Density1250 per sq.km
Number of Wards27

Household Information

Total Households (2021)22,125
Household Size6.16
Households in 201118,689

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