Matihani

मटिहानी
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Mahottari/Municipality: Matihani
57.52%
Literacy Rate

Matihani 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 36,136, comprising 17,552 males (48.6%) and 18,584 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 57.52%. Spanning 29.02 square kilometers, Matihani Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,245 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), Matihani has 26 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 13 are public. The breakdown includes 14 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Ram Secondary School Mahottari, Shree Ne. Ra. Ja. Secondary School Majhaura Bishnupur, Matihani - 4, Laxmi Narayan Janata Secondary School, Ne Ra Sa Basic School Dhirapur Awar, and Madrassa Khadijatul Kubra Girls School.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 26
Private
5
Public
13
Religious
8

College

Total: 1
Public
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD14
BasicGrades 1-826
SecondaryGrades 9-125
+2Grades 11-123

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate57.52%
Male Literacy Rate66.94%
Female Literacy Rate48.77%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)36,136
Male Population17,552
Female Population18,584
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)94.45
Population in 201131,026
Population Growth Rate1.46

Geographic Information

Area29.02 sq.km
Population Density1245 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,709
Household Size5.39
Households in 20115,226

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