Kshireshwornath

क्षिरेश्वरनाथ
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Municipality: Kshireshwornath
60.54%
Literacy Rate

Kshireshwornath 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 51,075, comprising 25,576 males (50.1%) and 25,499 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 60.54%. Spanning 50.85 square kilometers, Kshireshwornath Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,004 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kshireshwornath has 47 schools. Of these, 23 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Darshaniya Rameshwar Singh Kushwaha Academy, Madhyamik Vidhyalay Ku. Ramdaiya Bhawadi, Gangotri English Boarding Secondary School, Systematic English Boarding School, and Shree Saraswati English Boarding School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 2
Private
2

School

Total: 47
Private
23
Public
19
Religious
5

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD44
BasicGrades 1-845
SecondaryGrades 9-1217
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.54%
Male Literacy Rate68.82%
Female Literacy Rate52.51%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)51,075
Male Population25,576
Female Population25,499
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.3
Population in 201141,793
Population Growth Rate1.92

Geographic Information

Area50.85 sq.km
Population Density1004 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)10,733
Household Size4.76
Households in 20117,775

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