Lakshminiya

लक्ष्मीनिया
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Rural Municipality: Lakshminiya
61.6%
Literacy Rate

Lakshminiya Rural Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 31,881, comprising 15,847 males (49.7%) and 16,034 females (50.3%), with a literacy rate of 61.6%. Spanning 30.66 square kilometers, Lakshminiya Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,040 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), Lakshminiya has 25 schools. Of these, 8 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 22 pre-schools, 24 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Tridev English Secondary Boarding School Laxminiya Bazar, Shree Bilat Sah Sarbodaya Secondary School, Shree Bp Koirala Secondary School Sapahi, L Dynamic Public Academy Laxminiyabazar, and Janata Basic School Banigama.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 25
Private
8
Public
16
Religious
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD22
BasicGrades 1-824
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate61.6%
Male Literacy Rate71.56%
Female Literacy Rate52.15%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)31,881
Male Population15,847
Female Population16,034
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.83
Population in 201128,251
Population Growth Rate1.16

Geographic Information

Area30.66 sq.km
Population Density1040 per sq.km
Number of Wards7

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,301
Household Size5.06
Households in 20114,995

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