Kamala

कमला
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Municipality: Kamala
56.12%
Literacy Rate

Kamala Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 44,597, comprising 21,559 males (48.3%) and 23,038 females (51.7%), with a literacy rate of 56.12%. Spanning 65.85 square kilometers, Kamala Municipality exhibits the population density of 677 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kamala has 25 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 15 are public. The breakdown includes 21 pre-schools, 25 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bilat Bauku Secondary School Madan, Secondary School Tedhamod, Janahit Basic School Machi Jhitkaiya, Pragatisil Secondary School, and Janata Basic School Dubarkot Hathletwa.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 25
Private
5
Public
15
Religious
5

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD21
BasicGrades 1-825
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate56.12%
Male Literacy Rate65.79%
Female Literacy Rate47.42%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)44,597
Male Population21,559
Female Population23,038
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)93.58
Population in 201138,624
Population Growth Rate1.38

Geographic Information

Area65.85 sq.km
Population Density677 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)8,979
Household Size4.97
Households in 20116,999

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