Mahalaxmi

महालक्ष्मी
Province: Bagmati (3)/District: Lalitpur/Municipality: Mahalaxmi
79.97%
Literacy Rate

Mahalaxmi Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Lalitpur District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 123,116, comprising 62,399 males (50.7%) and 60,717 females (49.3%), with a literacy rate of 79.97%. Spanning 26.51 square kilometers, Mahalaxmi Municipality exhibits the population density of 4,644 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), Mahalaxmi has 73 schools. Of these, 55 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 47 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 12 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include United School, Nepal Don Bosco School/College, Mahendra Adarsha Secondary School, Pawan Prakriti English Secondary School, and Gamvir Samudra Setu Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 5
Private
4
Public
1

School

Total: 78
IB School
1
Private
55
Public
16
Technical School
6

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD45
BasicGrades 1-859
SecondaryGrades 9-1247
+2Grades 11-1213

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.97%
Male Literacy Rate88.28%
Female Literacy Rate72.04%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)123,116
Male Population62,399
Female Population60,717
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)102.77
Population in 201162,172
Population Growth Rate6.56

Geographic Information

Area26.51 sq.km
Population Density4644 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)32,106
Household Size3.83
Households in 201114,930

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