Nagarain

नगराइन
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Dhanusha/Municipality: Nagarain
62.68%
Literacy Rate

Nagarain Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 38,037, comprising 18,601 males (48.9%) and 19,436 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 62.68%. Spanning 39.0 square kilometers, Nagarain Municipality exhibits the population density of 975 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), Nagarain has 23 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 18 pre-schools, 23 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Girija Secondary School Phulgama Bahiri, Rajeshwar Nidhi Secondary School, Akhileshwar Nath Aadharbhut Bidyalay, Janaki Cambridge Boarding School, and Rastriya Secondary School Ganguli.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

College

Total: 1
Private
1

School

Total: 23
Private
7
Public
16

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD18
BasicGrades 1-823
SecondaryGrades 9-123
+2Grades 11-122

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate62.68%
Male Literacy Rate71.96%
Female Literacy Rate54.09%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)38,037
Male Population18,601
Female Population19,436
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)95.7
Population in 201135,583
Population Growth Rate0.64

Geographic Information

Area39.00 sq.km
Population Density975 per sq.km
Number of Wards9

Household Information

Total Households (2021)7,921
Household Size4.8
Households in 20116,365

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