Mahottari

महोत्तरी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Rural Municipality: Mahottari
60.37%
Literacy Rate

Mahottari Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 28,807, comprising 14,012 males (48.6%) and 14,795 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 60.37%. Spanning 28.08 square kilometers, Mahottari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,026 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Mahottari has 23 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 11 are public. The breakdown includes 18 pre-schools, 23 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Ramdaras Sarbodaya Secondary School, Janata Secondary School Madai Ugripatti, Secondary School Parsa Raghunath, Rastriya Basic School Harihirduwa, and Shree Laxminarayan Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 23
Private
9
Public
11
Religious
3

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD18
BasicGrades 1-823
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate60.37%
Male Literacy Rate70.49%
Female Literacy Rate51.06%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)28,807
Male Population14,012
Female Population14,795
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.71
Population in 201127,430
Population Growth Rate0.47

Geographic Information

Area28.08 sq.km
Population Density1026 per sq.km
Number of Wards6

Household Information

Total Households (2021)5,687
Household Size5.07
Households in 20114,861

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