Katahari

कटहरी
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Morang/Rural Municipality: Katahari
71.18%
Literacy Rate

Katahari Rural Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Morang District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 48,510, comprising 24,342 males (50.2%) and 24,168 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 71.18%. Spanning 51.59 square kilometers, Katahari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 940 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Katahari has 31 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 31 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Janapriya Secondary School Katahari Morang, Janata Secondary School Thalaha, Dhruvatara Secondary English School, Basic School Khayarbana, and Rastriya Aadarsha Bidhya Mandir English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 31
Private
11
Public
19
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD27
BasicGrades 1-831
SecondaryGrades 9-129
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate71.18%
Male Literacy Rate78.24%
Female Literacy Rate64.11%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)48,510
Male Population24,342
Female Population24,168
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.72
Population in 201139,775
Population Growth Rate1.91

Geographic Information

Area51.59 sq.km
Population Density940 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,495
Household Size4.62
Households in 20118,009

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