Lalitpur

ललितपुर
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Lalitpur/Metropolitan City: Lalitpur
89.99%
Literacy Rate

Lalitpur Metropolitan City is one of the 6 municipalities in Lalitpur District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the metropolitan city has a total population of 294,098, comprising 146,730 males (49.9%) and 147,368 females (50.1%), with a literacy rate of 89.99%. Spanning 36.12 square kilometers, Lalitpur Metropolitan City exhibits the population density of 8,142 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 29 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Lalitpur has 287 schools. Of these, 225 are private and 51 are public. The breakdown includes 167 pre-schools, 201 basic schools, and 171 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 61 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the metropolitan area include Little Angels' School, ​Nightingale International Secondary School, DAV Sushil Kedia Vishwa Bharati Secondary School, St. Mary's School, and Ideal Model School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 286
Private
224
Public
51
Religious
5
Other
6

College

Total: 91
Private
74
Public
10
Other
2
Community
5

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD167
BasicGrades 1-8201
SecondaryGrades 9-12171
+2Grades 11-1261

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate89.99%
Male Literacy Rate94.62%
Female Literacy Rate85.41%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)294,098
Male Population146,730
Female Population147,368
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.57
Population in 2011284,922
Population Growth Rate0.3

Geographic Information

Area36.12 sq.km
Population Density8142 per sq.km
Number of Wards29

Household Information

Total Households (2021)77,159
Household Size3.81
Households in 201170,256

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