Pokhariya

पोखरिया
Province: Madhesh (2)/District: Parsa/Municipality: Pokhariya
64.36%
Literacy Rate

Pokhariya Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities in Parsa District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 37,675, comprising 19,562 males (51.9%) and 18,113 females (48.1%), with a literacy rate of 64.36%. Spanning 32.47 square kilometers, Pokhariya Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,160 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), Pokhariya has 36 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 23 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.

Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Zilla Uchchangal Ramdev Kalwar Secondary School, Nepal Rastriya Basic School, Jagatpur, Mahobani Padam Secondary School, Shree Nepal Rastriya Kanya Secondary School Satawariya, and Birat Sai Academy.

Educational Institutions

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

Institution Statistics

School

Total: 38
Model School
1
Private
11
Public
23
Religious
2
Technical School
1

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD33
BasicGrades 1-836
SecondaryGrades 9-124
+2Grades 11-121

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate64.36%
Male Literacy Rate74.78%
Female Literacy Rate53.13%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)37,675
Male Population19,562
Female Population18,113
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)108
Population in 201132,885
Population Growth Rate1.3

Geographic Information

Area32.47 sq.km
Population Density1160 per sq.km
Number of Wards10

Household Information

Total Households (2021)6,076
Household Size6.2
Households in 20114,875

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