Kapilvastu

Kapilvastu Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Kapilvastu District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 88,874, comprising 43,998 males (49.5%) and 44,876 females (50.5%), with a literacy rate of 73.07%. Spanning 136.91 square kilometers, Kapilvastu Municipality exhibits the population density of 649 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), Kapilvastu has 109 schools. Of these, 27 are private and 61 are public. The breakdown includes 83 pre-schools, 100 basic schools, and 27 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Buddha Padma Secondary School, Tilaurakot Secondary School, Sun Shine Boarding High School, Siddhartha Vidya Mandir Secondary School, and Shree Bhagwandas Secondary School.