Aurahi

औरही
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Municipality: Aurahi
55.65%
Literacy Rate

Aurahi Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 37,361, comprising 18,711 males (50.1%) and 18,650 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 55.65%. Spanning 35.76 square kilometers, Aurahi Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,045 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Aurahi has 21 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 18 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Sonphi Dashain Secondary School, Secondary School Bhoil Timkiya, Children Glory Public Academy, Prashad Singh Secondary School, and Janata Basic School Sonamai Agleshwara.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 21
Private
4
Public
17

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD18
BasicGrades 1-821
SecondaryGrades 9-126
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate55.65%
Male Literacy Rate64.05%
Female Literacy Rate47.32%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)37,361
Male Population18,711
Female Population18,650
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)100.33
Population in 201131,851
Population Growth Rate1.53

Geographic Information

Area35.76 sq.km
Population Density1045 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,042
Household Size5.31
Households in 20115,822

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