Mirchaiya

मिर्चैयाँ
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Siraha/Municipality: Mirchaiya
66.06%
Literacy Rate

Mirchaiya Municipality is one of the 17 municipalities in Siraha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 59,425, comprising 29,571 males (49.8%) and 29,854 females (50.2%), with a literacy rate of 66.06%. Spanning 91.97 square kilometers, Mirchaiya Municipality exhibits the population density of 646 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Mirchaiya has 59 schools. Of these, 33 are private and 24 are public. The breakdown includes 46 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 22 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mohan Secondary School, ​Times School, Mirchaiya, Sagarmatha English Boarding Secondary School Siraha, Swastik Pathshala, and Polar Star Secondary English Boarding School Mirchaiya.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 4
Community
1
Private
3

School

Total: 59
Private
33
Public
24
Religious
2

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD46
BasicGrades 1-859
SecondaryGrades 9-1222
+2Grades 11-126

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate66.06%
Male Literacy Rate75.2%
Female Literacy Rate57.22%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)59,425
Male Population29,571
Female Population29,854
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)99.05
Population in 201148,911
Population Growth Rate1.87

Geographic Information

Area91.97 sq.km
Population Density646 per sq.km
Number of Wards12

Household Information

Total Households (2021)12,250
Household Size4.85
Households in 20119,333

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