Mai

माई
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Ilam/Municipality: Mai
79.56%
Literacy Rate

Mai Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Ilam District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 30,732, comprising 15,130 males (49.2%) and 15,602 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 79.56%. Spanning 246.11 square kilometers, Mai Municipality exhibits the population density of 125 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), Mai has 49 schools. Of these, 14 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 47 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Kankai Secondary School Ilam, Ilam New Light English Secondary School, Birendra Secondary School, Swarnim Model Academy, and Bhagawati Secondary School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Community
1

School

Total: 49
Private
14
Public
35

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD41
BasicGrades 1-847
SecondaryGrades 9-1211
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate79.56%
Male Literacy Rate85.5%
Female Literacy Rate73.83%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)30,732
Male Population15,130
Female Population15,602
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)96.97
Population in 201132,576
Population Growth Rate-0.56

Geographic Information

Area246.11 sq.km
Population Density125 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,939
Household Size3.87
Households in 20117,077

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